Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Joining a monastery
The Secret Goldfish
Grand


2. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Pacifist
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Pencey Prep
The 39 Steps


3. Phoebe chastises Holden because - in her mind - he


4. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Leukemia
Holden's dream job
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.


5. What is D.B.'s profession?
Gary Cooper
Hollywood screenwriter
Likes Romeo and Juliet
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'


6. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Joining a monastery


7. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
A mental hospital
Joining a monastery
Vicks Nose Drops


8. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Her Christmas money
Holden's dream job
A poem by Robert Burns
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.


9. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Ward Stradlater
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
'Secret slob'


10. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Holding hands with Jane
The ducks
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob


11. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Vicks Nose Drops
His baseball glove
Pencey Prep


12. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Vicks Nose Drops
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel


13. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
Doesn't like anything
Ossenburger
Vicks Nose Drops
A poem by Robert Burns


14. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
The Secret Goldfish
Holding hands with Jane
Grand
His razor


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


16. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Pacifist
Allie Caulfield
A poem by Robert Burns
Grand


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


18. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Vicks Nose Drops
A mental hospital
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
'That everything always stayed right where it was'


19. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Gary Cooper
Holden's dream job
Likes Romeo and Juliet
See the Lunts


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


21. Phoebe chastises Holden because - in her mind - he


22. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
A cab driver
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Grand
Holding hands with Jane


23. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?


24. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Two nuns
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Hollywood screenwriter


25. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
A prostitute
Vicks Nose Drops
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
He lost the fencing team's equipment


26. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
He has prematurely graying hair.
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
A mental hospital
'That everything always stayed right where it was'


27. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
He has prematurely graying hair.
Gary Cooper
Vicks Nose Drops
The 39 Steps


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


29. How did Allie die?
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
See the Lunts
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Leukemia


30. What is D.B.'s profession?
Ossenburger
Two nuns
Hollywood screenwriter
December


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


32. Holden tries to punch Stradlater immediately after...


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


34. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
His baseball glove
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Jane Gallagher
A cab driver


35. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Hollywood screenwriter
His baseball glove


36. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
A red hunting hat
Holden's dream job
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'


37. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Pencey Prep
Play checkers
Ossenburger
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot


38. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
See the Lunts
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Benedict Arnold
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.


39. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
Benedict Arnold
His razor
Gary Cooper
Holding hands with Jane


40. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
Play checkers
A red hunting hat
Two nuns
Vicks Nose Drops


41. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
Ossenburger
Gary Cooper
The Secret Goldfish
Her Christmas money


42. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
Allie Caulfield
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.


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


44. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
To a matinee and a skating rink
Sunny
Grand
'Secret slob'


45. Where does the title of the novel come from
'Secret slob'
Two nuns
A poem by Robert Burns
Ward Stradlater


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


47. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
Hollywood screenwriter
Vicks Nose Drops
Ossenburger
Her Christmas money


48. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
To a matinee and a skating rink
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Hollywood screenwriter
The Secret Goldfish


49. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Doesn't like anything
Jane Gallagher
Gary Cooper
His baseball glove


50. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
Holding hands with Jane
A red hunting hat
The ducks
The Secret Goldfish