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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye
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1. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
Pencey Prep
Sunny
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
The 39 Steps
2. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Benedict Arnold
Gary Cooper
Pacifist
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
3. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Joining a monastery
Sunny
4. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
A mental hospital
Ward Stradlater
Vicks Nose Drops
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
5. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Grand
Two nuns
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
6. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
A mental hospital
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Allie Caulfield
7. Which of the following things does Holden NOT like?
8. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
Jane Gallagher
The Secret Goldfish
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Allie Caulfield
9. Phoebe chastises Holden because - in her mind - he
10. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
He lost the fencing team's equipment
See the Lunts
A mental hospital
Holden's dream job
11. What or who is the 'catcher in the rye'?
12. Which of the following things does Holden NOT like?
13. Contrasting him with the annoying and sloppy Ackley - Holden describes Stradlater as a...
14. Holden tries to punch Stradlater immediately after...
15. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Her Christmas money
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
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Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
16. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
To a matinee and a skating rink
Benedict Arnold
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Gary Cooper
17. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Ward Stradlater
Holden's dream job
His razor
'Secret slob'
18. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
To a matinee and a skating rink
Grand
Doesn't like anything
A prostitute
19. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
Holding hands with Jane
The ducks
To a matinee and a skating rink
Vicks Nose Drops
20. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
Jane Gallagher
Vicks Nose Drops
To a matinee and a skating rink
December
21. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Gary Cooper
Benedict Arnold
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Play checkers
22. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
The 39 Steps
Pencey Prep
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Likes Romeo and Juliet
23. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
Gary Cooper
Sunny
His razor
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
24. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
'Secret slob'
December
A cab driver
His baseball glove
25. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
To a matinee and a skating rink
The ducks
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
26. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Holden's dream job
A prostitute
Jane Gallagher
To a matinee and a skating rink
27. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
The 39 Steps
He lost the fencing team's equipment
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
A prostitute
28. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
Pencey Prep
A mental hospital
A cab driver
Allie Caulfield
29. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
December
Play checkers
Allie Caulfield
Likes Romeo and Juliet
30. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Leukemia
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Allie Caulfield
31. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Her Christmas money
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
His razor
See the Lunts
32. What or who is the 'catcher in the rye'?
33. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
Joining a monastery
His baseball glove
Holding hands with Jane
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
34. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Play checkers
See the Lunts
Sunny
35. How did Allie die?
Sunny
A cab driver
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Leukemia
36. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Two nuns
A mental hospital
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Ossenburger
37. Where does the title of the novel come from
A red hunting hat
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
A poem by Robert Burns
Her Christmas money
38. Holden was forced to return early to school from New York because...
39. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
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Gary Cooper
Play checkers
His baseball glove
40. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Ward Stradlater
Joining a monastery
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
He lost the fencing team's equipment
41. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Hollywood screenwriter
The ducks
Vicks Nose Drops
42. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
Two nuns
Play checkers
Vicks Nose Drops
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
43. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
See the Lunts
Pacifist
His razor
Doesn't like anything
44. Contrasting him with the annoying and sloppy Ackley - Holden describes Stradlater as a...
45. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Grand
Vicks Nose Drops
Two nuns
46. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
Doesn't like anything
Leukemia
Ossenburger
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
47. Holden was forced to return early to school from New York because...
48. According to Holden - what is 'the best thing' about the Museum of Natural History?
49. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
A mental hospital
He lost the fencing team's equipment
The ducks
His razor
50. What is D.B.'s profession?
Hollywood screenwriter
Vicks Nose Drops
A poem by Robert Burns
Pencey Prep