Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
Sunny
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
The Secret Goldfish
Ossenburger


2. In what month does the novel take place?
Sunny
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
December
A poem by Robert Burns


3. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Gary Cooper
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Jane Gallagher
He lost the fencing team's equipment


4. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
To a matinee and a skating rink
The Secret Goldfish
Pacifist
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel


5. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Allie Caulfield
Grand
The Secret Goldfish
His baseball glove


6. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

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7. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
Grand
Pencey Prep
Joining a monastery
December


8. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
Vicks Nose Drops
To a matinee and a skating rink
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'


9. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
His baseball glove
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Joining a monastery
Holding hands with Jane


10. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
The ducks
Her Christmas money
Ward Stradlater
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.


11. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
His razor
Allie Caulfield
See the Lunts
A prostitute


12. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Doesn't like anything
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob


13. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
Holding hands with Jane
Joining a monastery
A cab driver
A mental hospital


14. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
A poem by Robert Burns
Two nuns
Likes Romeo and Juliet
His baseball glove


15. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
A cab driver
Her Christmas money
Benedict Arnold
Pencey Prep


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

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17. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Doesn't like anything
Sunny
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel


18. In what month does the novel take place?
He lost the fencing team's equipment
December
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Pencey Prep


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

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

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21. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
A cab driver
Ossenburger
Doesn't like anything


22. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
The ducks
Sunny
His razor


23. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Leukemia
The Secret Goldfish


24. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
He has prematurely graying hair.
Two nuns
Her Christmas money
Leukemia


25. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Vicks Nose Drops
The 39 Steps
Two nuns


26. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
The 39 Steps


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

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

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29. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
A prostitute
Pacifist
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Vicks Nose Drops


30. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
The Secret Goldfish
Sunny
Grand


31. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
A mental hospital
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
His razor
See the Lunts


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

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

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

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35. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
Likes Romeo and Juliet
The 39 Steps
Leukemia
Two nuns


36. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
His razor
Joining a monastery
Gary Cooper
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.


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

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38. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Play checkers
Joining a monastery
A poem by Robert Burns
Holding hands with Jane


39. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
He has prematurely graying hair.
Leukemia
Two nuns
A poem by Robert Burns


40. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
Allie Caulfield
He has prematurely graying hair.
A red hunting hat
Ossenburger


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

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42. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Leukemia
His razor
His baseball glove
Her Christmas money


43. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Holden's dream job
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'


44. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Play checkers
A prostitute


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

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46. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Pacifist
Jane Gallagher
The 39 Steps


47. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
His razor
Pacifist
Ward Stradlater


48. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Hollywood screenwriter
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Likes Romeo and Juliet
A poem by Robert Burns


49. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Benedict Arnold
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
His razor


50. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
The 39 Steps
A poem by Robert Burns
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
A red hunting hat