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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. What is D.B.'s profession?
Gary Cooper
Doesn't like anything
Hollywood screenwriter
Ossenburger

2. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Two nuns
Allie Caulfield
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
December

3. In what month does the novel take place?
The 39 Steps
December
The 39 Steps
His razor

4. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
See the Lunts
To a matinee and a skating rink
A mental hospital
Grand

5. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
The 39 Steps
His razor
Grand
The Secret Goldfish

6. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
A prostitute
The Secret Goldfish

7. According to Holden - what is 'the best thing' about the Museum of Natural History?

8. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
Benedict Arnold
'Secret slob'
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Pacifist

9. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
Likes Romeo and Juliet
His razor
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'

10. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
A cab driver
A prostitute

11. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Ossenburger
Joining a monastery
A red hunting hat
Play checkers

12. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
Grand
A cab driver
A red hunting hat
Vicks Nose Drops

13. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Benedict Arnold
Gary Cooper
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
A red hunting hat

14. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
Benedict Arnold
Doesn't like anything
The Secret Goldfish
Holden's dream job

15. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
'Secret slob'
Ossenburger
To a matinee and a skating rink

16. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
Joining a monastery
Ward Stradlater
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Gary Cooper

17. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Pencey Prep
Grand
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Holding hands with Jane

18. How did Allie die?
Doesn't like anything
Holden's dream job
Leukemia
Her Christmas money

19. Holden claims he can't sleep with Sunny because...

20. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Ward Stradlater
Pacifist
He has prematurely graying hair.
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

21. What is D.B.'s profession?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Hollywood screenwriter
He lost the fencing team's equipment

22. Holden claims he can't sleep with Sunny because...

23. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
See the Lunts
Gary Cooper
His razor
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

24. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
Play checkers
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
His razor
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

25. How did Allie die?
A mental hospital
Leukemia
Pencey Prep
Vulgarity scrawled on walls

26. What school did Holden get expelled from?
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Pencey Prep
To a matinee and a skating rink

27. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
He has prematurely graying hair.
Pacifist
The Secret Goldfish
Her Christmas money

28. Contrasting him with the annoying and sloppy Ackley - Holden describes Stradlater as a...

29. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Vicks Nose Drops
The 39 Steps
Ossenburger
Ward Stradlater

30. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
See the Lunts
To a matinee and a skating rink
Gary Cooper

31. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Play checkers
Her Christmas money
Vicks Nose Drops
Vulgarity scrawled on walls

32. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Likes Romeo and Juliet
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
A cab driver

33. Holden was forced to return early to school from New York because...

34. What or who is the 'catcher in the rye'?

35. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Pacifist
Ward Stradlater
Likes Romeo and Juliet

36. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Benedict Arnold
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
A red hunting hat

37. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

38. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Vicks Nose Drops
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
His baseball glove

39. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
Holden's dream job
Vicks Nose Drops
Sunny
His razor

40. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Ward Stradlater
The Secret Goldfish
Allie Caulfield
Grand

41. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Allie Caulfield
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
To a matinee and a skating rink

42. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
A red hunting hat
Two nuns
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
To a matinee and a skating rink

43. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
Grand
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Sunny
Ward Stradlater

44. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
Two nuns
A red hunting hat
Holden's dream job
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'

45. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
Pencey Prep
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
To a matinee and a skating rink
Play checkers

46. In what month does the novel take place?
Pacifist
December
Hollywood screenwriter
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

47. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Ward Stradlater
December
A red hunting hat
Her Christmas money

48. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Holding hands with Jane
December
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

49. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
To a matinee and a skating rink
A cab driver
The ducks
Sunny

50. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Two nuns
A prostitute
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Play checkers