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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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


2. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden






3. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?






4. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?






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


6. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?






7. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?






8. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?






9. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as






10. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?






11. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?






12. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?






13. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?






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


15. What school did Holden get expelled from?






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


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


18. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?






19. Where does the title of the novel come from






20. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?






21. Where is Holden when the novel begins?






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


23. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?






24. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.






25. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters






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


27. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...






28. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because






29. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is






30. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?






31. What is D.B.'s profession?






32. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to






33. In what month does the novel take place?






34. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?






35. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?






36. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?






37. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?






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


39. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is






40. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?






41. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun






42. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden


43. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to






44. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?






45. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?






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


47. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?






48. Where does the title of the novel come from






49. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?






50. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?