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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
His baseball glove
Two nuns
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

2. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

3. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Her Christmas money
Pencey Prep
The ducks
He has prematurely graying hair.

4. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
Pacifist
Grand
'Secret slob'
Ward Stradlater

5. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
He has prematurely graying hair.
Ossenburger
A mental hospital

6. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
See the Lunts
Play checkers
Gary Cooper
Holden's dream job

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

8. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Holding hands with Jane
A poem by Robert Burns
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

9. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
Jane Gallagher
Jane Gallagher
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

10. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
December
Benedict Arnold
Ossenburger
Play checkers

11. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Sunny
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Holding hands with Jane

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

13. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
See the Lunts
Likes Romeo and Juliet
A prostitute
A mental hospital

14. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
He has prematurely graying hair.
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
The ducks
Ward Stradlater

15. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
A red hunting hat
His razor
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Jane Gallagher

16. Which of the following things does Holden NOT like?

17. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Allie Caulfield
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Joining a monastery
Ward Stradlater

18. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
A red hunting hat
A mental hospital
Grand
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob

19. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
Benedict Arnold
'Secret slob'
A cab driver
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

20. What is D.B.'s profession?
Joining a monastery
Hollywood screenwriter
The 39 Steps
Pacifist

21. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Grand
Play checkers
Jane Gallagher

22. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
Pencey Prep
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Two nuns
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

23. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
He has prematurely graying hair.
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
A red hunting hat
Hollywood screenwriter

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

25. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Hollywood screenwriter
Two nuns
Allie Caulfield
A red hunting hat

26. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
A prostitute
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.

27. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
A cab driver
The ducks
Play checkers
Ossenburger

28. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
He has prematurely graying hair.
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Ward Stradlater

29. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
Grand
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Hollywood screenwriter
Vicks Nose Drops

30. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
Vicks Nose Drops
Joining a monastery
Two nuns
Ossenburger

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

32. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
Grand
Sunny
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob

33. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Benedict Arnold
Leukemia
The 39 Steps

34. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
See the Lunts
Ossenburger
Her Christmas money

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

36. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Allie Caulfield
Jane Gallagher
Vicks Nose Drops
A prostitute

37. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Ward Stradlater
Two nuns
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'

38. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
Vicks Nose Drops
See the Lunts
Grand
Benedict Arnold

39. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
Pacifist
A prostitute
Benedict Arnold
Jane Gallagher

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

41. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
The Secret Goldfish
Ward Stradlater
To a matinee and a skating rink

42. Where does the title of the novel come from
Pacifist
A poem by Robert Burns
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
A mental hospital

43. Which of the following things does Holden NOT like?

44. Where does the title of the novel come from
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
December
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
A poem by Robert Burns

45. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
His razor
Pencey Prep
His baseball glove
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'

46. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
A cab driver
See the Lunts
Grand
The ducks

47. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
The Secret Goldfish
Ossenburger
Hollywood screenwriter
Two nuns

48. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
The 39 Steps
Two nuns
A cab driver
'Secret slob'

49. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Doesn't like anything
Leukemia
Vicks Nose Drops

50. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
Sunny
A red hunting hat
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Allie Caulfield