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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Grand
Ward Stradlater
Vulgarity scrawled on walls

2. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
His razor
Sunny
Grand
Pencey Prep

3. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Likes Romeo and Juliet
He lost the fencing team's equipment
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

4. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
His razor
Ossenburger
His razor
Holding hands with Jane

5. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
The Secret Goldfish
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
A prostitute
Grand

6. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
See the Lunts
He lost the fencing team's equipment
December
His baseball glove

7. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Pacifist
Doesn't like anything
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

8. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
A cab driver
Doesn't like anything
Ossenburger
Allie Caulfield

9. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Joining a monastery
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Pacifist
The ducks

10. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
To a matinee and a skating rink
His razor
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

11. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Gary Cooper
Play checkers
Benedict Arnold
Vicks Nose Drops

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

13. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Allie Caulfield
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Doesn't like anything
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.

14. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
Jane Gallagher
The ducks
Pencey Prep
His razor

15. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
A cab driver
Ward Stradlater
He has prematurely graying hair.
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'

16. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Two nuns
The 39 Steps
Doesn't like anything
Ossenburger

17. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
A cab driver
The ducks
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'

18. Where does the title of the novel come from
Her Christmas money
A poem by Robert Burns
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Ossenburger

19. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
A poem by Robert Burns
Vicks Nose Drops
Allie Caulfield
The Secret Goldfish

20. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
His razor
Gary Cooper
A mental hospital

21. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Benedict Arnold
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
A red hunting hat
He has prematurely graying hair.

22. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Doesn't like anything
Vicks Nose Drops
Ossenburger
A prostitute

23. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
A prostitute
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Holding hands with Jane

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

25. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

26. What school did Holden get expelled from?
Play checkers
The 39 Steps
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Pencey Prep

27. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
See the Lunts
A poem by Robert Burns
Allie Caulfield
Grand

28. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Two nuns
The Secret Goldfish
Vulgarity scrawled on walls

29. In what month does the novel take place?
Play checkers
His razor
December
The 39 Steps

30. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
His baseball glove
Joining a monastery
Pencey Prep
Allie Caulfield

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

32. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

33. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Vicks Nose Drops
Leukemia
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Holden's dream job

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

35. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Her Christmas money
'Secret slob'
A mental hospital

36. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
A prostitute
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.

37. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
A cab driver
Jane Gallagher
Two nuns
December

38. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
Ossenburger
Benedict Arnold
The ducks
Grand

39. In what month does the novel take place?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
His razor
December

40. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
See the Lunts
Sunny
Joining a monastery
A prostitute

41. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
Vicks Nose Drops
To a matinee and a skating rink
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
A poem by Robert Burns

42. What school did Holden get expelled from?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Pencey Prep
Benedict Arnold
Ossenburger

43. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
His baseball glove
Ward Stradlater
Pacifist
A mental hospital

44. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
His baseball glove
Hollywood screenwriter
His razor
Holding hands with Jane

45. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
The 39 Steps
Vicks Nose Drops
His razor

46. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
'Secret slob'
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Her Christmas money

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

48. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

49. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
He has prematurely graying hair.
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
His razor

50. How did Allie die?
He has prematurely graying hair.
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
'Secret slob'
Leukemia