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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
The 39 Steps
His razor
Two nuns
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.

2. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
To a matinee and a skating rink
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
The 39 Steps
Joining a monastery

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

4. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Leukemia
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
His baseball glove
The 39 Steps

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

6. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
Play checkers
The 39 Steps
See the Lunts
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

7. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
Vicks Nose Drops
See the Lunts
Two nuns
Holding hands with Jane

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

9. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Ward Stradlater
Gary Cooper
Holding hands with Jane
Jane Gallagher

10. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Joining a monastery
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
The 39 Steps
Play checkers

11. What is D.B.'s profession?
Hollywood screenwriter
Holding hands with Jane
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.

12. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Allie Caulfield
'Secret slob'
Pacifist
Likes Romeo and Juliet

13. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
Hollywood screenwriter
See the Lunts
His baseball glove
December

14. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Holding hands with Jane
A poem by Robert Burns
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Doesn't like anything

15. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Joining a monastery
Two nuns
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'

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

17. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
The ducks
Holden's dream job
A red hunting hat
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18. How did Allie die?
December
Leukemia
Two nuns
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

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

20. Where does the title of the novel come from
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Benedict Arnold
A poem by Robert Burns
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'

21. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
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A mental hospital
Gary Cooper
He lost the fencing team's equipment

22. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
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Play checkers
Benedict Arnold

23. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Two nuns
Leukemia
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.

24. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Her Christmas money
Hollywood screenwriter
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Vicks Nose Drops

25. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
Benedict Arnold
A prostitute
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'

26. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Allie Caulfield
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Doesn't like anything
To a matinee and a skating rink

27. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Play checkers
Jane Gallagher
See the Lunts
A poem by Robert Burns

28. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
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To a matinee and a skating rink
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Ward Stradlater

29. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
December
The Secret Goldfish
A cab driver
Holden's dream job

30. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Ossenburger
Ward Stradlater
He lost the fencing team's equipment

31. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
Pencey Prep
Ossenburger
Pacifist
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

32. What is D.B.'s profession?
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Leukemia
Hollywood screenwriter

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

34. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
December
Allie Caulfield
Her Christmas money

35. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
The 39 Steps
Vicks Nose Drops
A mental hospital
The Secret Goldfish

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

37. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Vicks Nose Drops
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
See the Lunts
A red hunting hat

38. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
Ossenburger
His razor
Her Christmas money
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

39. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Two nuns
See the Lunts
Gary Cooper
'Secret slob'

40. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Her Christmas money
The Secret Goldfish
Gary Cooper

41. Where does the title of the novel come from
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Leukemia
A poem by Robert Burns
Doesn't like anything

42. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
Two nuns
Hollywood screenwriter
Vicks Nose Drops
He has prematurely graying hair.

43. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
He lost the fencing team's equipment
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
A prostitute
December

44. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
Hollywood screenwriter
The 39 Steps
See the Lunts
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob

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

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

47. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Ward Stradlater
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
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48. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
Pacifist
To a matinee and a skating rink
A poem by Robert Burns
Benedict Arnold

49. How did Allie die?
December
Leukemia
Pencey Prep
Ward Stradlater

50. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
Doesn't like anything
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
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Ossenburger