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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. What school did Holden get expelled from?
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
'Secret slob'
His baseball glove
Pencey Prep

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

3. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Leukemia
His baseball glove
A cab driver

4. What is D.B.'s profession?
Hollywood screenwriter
Doesn't like anything
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
See the Lunts

5. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
The Secret Goldfish
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Allie Caulfield
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'

6. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
See the Lunts
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
To a matinee and a skating rink

7. What is D.B.'s profession?
Pacifist
Hollywood screenwriter
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
The ducks

8. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

9. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
A poem by Robert Burns
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
A mental hospital
Holding hands with Jane

10. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
A cab driver
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Joining a monastery

11. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
To a matinee and a skating rink
Vicks Nose Drops
Likes Romeo and Juliet

12. In what month does the novel take place?
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
December
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

13. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
He lost the fencing team's equipment
The Secret Goldfish
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
A prostitute

14. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
He lost the fencing team's equipment

15. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
The 39 Steps
Ossenburger
Gary Cooper
Play checkers

16. How did Allie die?
Leukemia
To a matinee and a skating rink
See the Lunts
Gary Cooper

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

18. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Holden's dream job
Her Christmas money
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

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

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

21. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
See the Lunts
A red hunting hat
Play checkers
A cab driver

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

23. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
A cab driver
Two nuns
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.

24. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
A poem by Robert Burns
His baseball glove
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Jane Gallagher

25. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
See the Lunts
Pacifist
Grand

26. Where does the title of the novel come from
A red hunting hat
Leukemia
A poem by Robert Burns
Two nuns

27. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
A prostitute
Likes Romeo and Juliet
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob

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

29. Where does the title of the novel come from
A poem by Robert Burns
Benedict Arnold
'Secret slob'
Joining a monastery

30. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Holding hands with Jane
Her Christmas money
Ward Stradlater
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

31. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
Holding hands with Jane
The Secret Goldfish
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
December

32. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
Grand
A poem by Robert Burns
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
A mental hospital

33. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
Grand
Benedict Arnold
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Sunny

34. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Allie Caulfield
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
The ducks

35. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
He lost the fencing team's equipment
The Secret Goldfish
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
His baseball glove

36. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
His razor
The Secret Goldfish
Likes Romeo and Juliet
He lost the fencing team's equipment

37. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
Play checkers
He has prematurely graying hair.
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Ossenburger

38. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
The 39 Steps
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
A prostitute
Vicks Nose Drops

39. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
Leukemia
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
He has prematurely graying hair.
A red hunting hat

40. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Holden's dream job
Likes Romeo and Juliet
The ducks
Gary Cooper

41. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
A red hunting hat
Two nuns
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Doesn't like anything

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

43. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Hollywood screenwriter
Jane Gallagher
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
His baseball glove

44. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
Sunny
Joining a monastery
Vicks Nose Drops
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'

45. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

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

47. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

48. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Jane Gallagher
Her Christmas money
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Sunny

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

50. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
His baseball glove
Vicks Nose Drops
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
The ducks