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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
Joining a monastery
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
A poem by Robert Burns

2. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
A mental hospital
He lost the fencing team's equipment
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Pencey Prep

3. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Vicks Nose Drops
Joining a monastery
Gary Cooper
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

4. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
A poem by Robert Burns
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
His baseball glove
Vicks Nose Drops

5. Where does the title of the novel come from
To a matinee and a skating rink
Jane Gallagher
A poem by Robert Burns
His razor

6. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Vicks Nose Drops
Gary Cooper
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
He lost the fencing team's equipment

7. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
He lost the fencing team's equipment
A prostitute
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot

8. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Vicks Nose Drops
Benedict Arnold
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Grand

9. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Sunny
His baseball glove
See the Lunts

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

11. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
Benedict Arnold
The ducks
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
His razor

12. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
The Secret Goldfish
Ossenburger
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Two nuns

13. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
Leukemia
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Likes Romeo and Juliet
His razor

14. Where does the title of the novel come from
Jane Gallagher
A poem by Robert Burns
A prostitute
He has prematurely graying hair.

15. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Allie Caulfield
Holden's dream job
Her Christmas money

16. What is D.B.'s profession?
A red hunting hat
The Secret Goldfish
Hollywood screenwriter
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob

17. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
Vicks Nose Drops
A cab driver
A poem by Robert Burns
Benedict Arnold

18. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
His razor
Joining a monastery
See the Lunts

19. What school did Holden get expelled from?
Ossenburger
Pencey Prep
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

20. How did Allie die?
Leukemia
Her Christmas money
Ossenburger
Play checkers

21. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
A poem by Robert Burns
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
He lost the fencing team's equipment
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

22. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
The 39 Steps
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
His razor
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

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

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

25. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
December
A prostitute
The Secret Goldfish
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

26. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Two nuns
Play checkers
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Pacifist

27. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Grand
Holding hands with Jane
Allie Caulfield
See the Lunts

28. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
To a matinee and a skating rink
Two nuns
A red hunting hat

29. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
Play checkers
Sunny
Ward Stradlater
A poem by Robert Burns

30. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
Vicks Nose Drops
Doesn't like anything
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
A poem by Robert Burns

31. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
Her Christmas money
A red hunting hat
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
A prostitute

32. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
Allie Caulfield
He has prematurely graying hair.
Play checkers
Pacifist

33. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
The 39 Steps
Two nuns
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
His baseball glove

34. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
His razor
The Secret Goldfish
To a matinee and a skating rink
Leukemia

35. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
He has prematurely graying hair.
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

36. What is D.B.'s profession?
Holding hands with Jane
Hollywood screenwriter
Two nuns
'That everything always stayed right where it was'

37. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Holden's dream job
The ducks
The Secret Goldfish

38. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
Sunny
The Secret Goldfish
Gary Cooper
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob

39. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Holding hands with Jane
To a matinee and a skating rink
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob

40. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
A mental hospital
Grand
Play checkers
Allie Caulfield

41. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Jane Gallagher
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Pencey Prep

42. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
Joining a monastery
The 39 Steps
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Ward Stradlater

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

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

45. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
Her Christmas money
'Secret slob'
The ducks
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'

46. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
He has prematurely graying hair.
Her Christmas money
A poem by Robert Burns
Joining a monastery

47. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Pacifist
'Secret slob'
He has prematurely graying hair.
Ward Stradlater

48. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
Ossenburger
To a matinee and a skating rink
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Holding hands with Jane

49. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
He has prematurely graying hair.
Joining a monastery
Allie Caulfield
Holden's dream job

50. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Jane Gallagher
'Secret slob'
Holden's dream job
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot