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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
A cab driver
The ducks

2. How did Allie die?
Ossenburger
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Leukemia
'That everything always stayed right where it was'

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

4. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
Doesn't like anything
His razor
A mental hospital
Vulgarity scrawled on walls

5. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
Leukemia
Sunny
A mental hospital
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'

6. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
The ducks
The Secret Goldfish
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Ossenburger

7. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Ward Stradlater
Benedict Arnold
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'

8. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

9. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
See the Lunts
Vicks Nose Drops
His razor

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

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

12. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
See the Lunts

13. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
A mental hospital
Pencey Prep
Pacifist
A red hunting hat

14. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Vicks Nose Drops
A prostitute
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Pacifist

15. What school did Holden get expelled from?
Pencey Prep
Joining a monastery
Jane Gallagher
'Secret slob'

16. What is D.B.'s profession?
Vicks Nose Drops
Hollywood screenwriter
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot

17. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
Vicks Nose Drops
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Benedict Arnold
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

18. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
To a matinee and a skating rink
A prostitute
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Leukemia

19. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
'Secret slob'
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

20. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
His baseball glove
He has prematurely graying hair.
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Pacifist

21. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Vicks Nose Drops
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

22. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
Her Christmas money
Grand
He has prematurely graying hair.
Vicks Nose Drops

23. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Pencey Prep
Allie Caulfield
Play checkers
The Secret Goldfish

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

25. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
December
He has prematurely graying hair.
Grand
A prostitute

26. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

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

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

29. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Holding hands with Jane
Hollywood screenwriter
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Likes Romeo and Juliet

30. In what month does the novel take place?
A red hunting hat
December
The 39 Steps
Allie Caulfield

31. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
December
The 39 Steps
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
The Secret Goldfish

32. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
The ducks
Pacifist
Doesn't like anything
'Secret slob'

33. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
A red hunting hat
See the Lunts

34. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
Gary Cooper
Holding hands with Jane
A mental hospital
Allie Caulfield

35. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Hollywood screenwriter
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Play checkers

36. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
His baseball glove
A cab driver
Vulgarity scrawled on walls

37. Where does the title of the novel come from
Ward Stradlater
Two nuns
A prostitute
A poem by Robert Burns

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

39. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
To a matinee and a skating rink
Leukemia

40. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
His baseball glove
He has prematurely graying hair.
'Secret slob'
The 39 Steps

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

42. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Allie Caulfield
Her Christmas money
His baseball glove
Vicks Nose Drops

43. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
A red hunting hat
Pacifist
Sunny
Ossenburger

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

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

46. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Joining a monastery
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
'That everything always stayed right where it was'

47. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Two nuns
Sunny
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.

48. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Gary Cooper
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Sunny
December

49. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
A mental hospital
Jane Gallagher
Ossenburger
December

50. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Sunny
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Hollywood screenwriter