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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
The ducks
Two nuns
December
Vicks Nose Drops

2. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Holding hands with Jane
A mental hospital
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

3. How did Allie die?
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
To a matinee and a skating rink

4. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Allie Caulfield
Doesn't like anything
Holding hands with Jane
'That everything always stayed right where it was'

5. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
Allie Caulfield
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
A cab driver
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6. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Play checkers
He has prematurely graying hair.
Likes Romeo and Juliet

7. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Allie Caulfield
The 39 Steps
Two nuns

8. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Pencey Prep
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
To a matinee and a skating rink

9. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
He has prematurely graying hair.
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Joining a monastery

10. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Two nuns
Vicks Nose Drops
Likes Romeo and Juliet
See the Lunts

11. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Likes Romeo and Juliet
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
A red hunting hat
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

12. Where does the title of the novel come from
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
'Secret slob'
Allie Caulfield
A poem by Robert Burns

13. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
His razor
Grand
Play checkers
A red hunting hat

14. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Vicks Nose Drops
Play checkers
Holding hands with Jane
To a matinee and a skating rink

15. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
Jane Gallagher
A mental hospital
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Holding hands with Jane

16. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Ward Stradlater
Pacifist
Vulgarity scrawled on walls

17. What school did Holden get expelled from?
See the Lunts
Pencey Prep
Vicks Nose Drops
A poem by Robert Burns

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

19. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Allie Caulfield
Joining a monastery
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Jane Gallagher

20. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Ossenburger
Allie Caulfield
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Two nuns

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

22. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
See the Lunts
Allie Caulfield
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
A mental hospital

23. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Play checkers
Ward Stradlater
Vicks Nose Drops
Jane Gallagher

24. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

25. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
Allie Caulfield
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Ossenburger
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'

26. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
A red hunting hat
Grand
Jane Gallagher
The ducks

27. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
Jane Gallagher
A mental hospital
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Joining a monastery

28. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
A red hunting hat
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
See the Lunts
The Secret Goldfish

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

30. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
Benedict Arnold
The ducks
'Secret slob'
The 39 Steps

31. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
Pencey Prep
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
A prostitute
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'

32. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
A prostitute
Gary Cooper
Jane Gallagher
Sunny

33. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Play checkers
A poem by Robert Burns
Allie Caulfield
The 39 Steps

34. Where does the title of the novel come from
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
A poem by Robert Burns
Benedict Arnold
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob

35. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
Grand
'Secret slob'
His razor
His baseball glove

36. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Holding hands with Jane
Allie Caulfield
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Ossenburger

37. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
See the Lunts
'Secret slob'
A poem by Robert Burns
His razor

38. What is D.B.'s profession?
Hollywood screenwriter
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
'Secret slob'

39. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

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

41. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
A red hunting hat
Pacifist
A cab driver
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42. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
His baseball glove
December
The ducks
Holding hands with Jane

43. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
Leukemia
A prostitute
Benedict Arnold
The 39 Steps

44. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
Hollywood screenwriter
Vicks Nose Drops
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob

45. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

46. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Holding hands with Jane
Two nuns
The 39 Steps
Vulgarity scrawled on walls

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

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

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

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