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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye
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1. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
The Secret Goldfish
Grand
Ward Stradlater
A mental hospital
2. What or who is the 'catcher in the rye'?
3. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
He has prematurely graying hair.
Ward Stradlater
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Pencey Prep
4. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
December
Ossenburger
Play checkers
Benedict Arnold
5. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Gary Cooper
A mental hospital
Ossenburger
Ward Stradlater
6. According to Holden - what is 'the best thing' about the Museum of Natural History?
7. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Vicks Nose Drops
Play checkers
Doesn't like anything
Pacifist
8. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden
9. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
The ducks
Ossenburger
Holden's dream job
Play checkers
10. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
Hollywood screenwriter
'Secret slob'
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
To a matinee and a skating rink
11. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
A cab driver
The Secret Goldfish
See the Lunts
The Secret Goldfish
12. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Holden's dream job
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Hollywood screenwriter
13. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
A prostitute
He has prematurely graying hair.
Two nuns
Allie Caulfield
14. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Ward Stradlater
He has prematurely graying hair.
Benedict Arnold
Allie Caulfield
15. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
Doesn't like anything
The Secret Goldfish
A cab driver
Benedict Arnold
16. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
17. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
Benedict Arnold
Vicks Nose Drops
Ward Stradlater
A mental hospital
18. Which of the following things does Holden NOT like?
19. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Gary Cooper
A cab driver
Sunny
Benedict Arnold
20. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
December
Holden's dream job
The 39 Steps
The ducks
21. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
Joining a monastery
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
He lost the fencing team's equipment
He has prematurely graying hair.
22. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
His baseball glove
Vicks Nose Drops
The Secret Goldfish
23. Holden was forced to return early to school from New York because...
24. Phoebe chastises Holden because - in her mind - he
25. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
A poem by Robert Burns
Holding hands with Jane
26. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Holding hands with Jane
A poem by Robert Burns
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Jane Gallagher
27. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
The 39 Steps
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
A prostitute
28. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
A prostitute
Jane Gallagher
Benedict Arnold
To a matinee and a skating rink
29. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Pacifist
The ducks
Her Christmas money
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
30. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
Allie Caulfield
His razor
Sunny
Leukemia
31. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
His baseball glove
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
A prostitute
The ducks
32. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?
33. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Two nuns
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
He has prematurely graying hair.
Pacifist
34. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
A poem by Robert Burns
A cab driver
A prostitute
Ossenburger
35. Where does the title of the novel come from
A poem by Robert Burns
Doesn't like anything
To a matinee and a skating rink
Grand
36. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
Ossenburger
Pacifist
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
37. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
38. Contrasting him with the annoying and sloppy Ackley - Holden describes Stradlater as a...
39. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Ward Stradlater
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Allie Caulfield
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
40. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
Joining a monastery
His razor
Leukemia
Hollywood screenwriter
41. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
A poem by Robert Burns
Doesn't like anything
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
His baseball glove
42. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
A poem by Robert Burns
A mental hospital
Ossenburger
Benedict Arnold
43. Holden tries to punch Stradlater immediately after...
44. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden
45. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?
46. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
Allie Caulfield
Holding hands with Jane
Pencey Prep
A red hunting hat
47. What is D.B.'s profession?
Jane Gallagher
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Hollywood screenwriter
48. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
A prostitute
The Secret Goldfish
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
To a matinee and a skating rink
49. In what month does the novel take place?
His razor
Jane Gallagher
Pencey Prep
December
50. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
December
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Joining a monastery
The ducks