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