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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye
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1. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
A cab driver
Jane Gallagher
Joining a monastery
2. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
See the Lunts
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Likes Romeo and Juliet
3. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Play checkers
Hollywood screenwriter
4. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
To a matinee and a skating rink
Jane Gallagher
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Hollywood screenwriter
5. Holden was forced to return early to school from New York because...
6. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Doesn't like anything
Gary Cooper
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
A cab driver
7. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
A red hunting hat
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Pencey Prep
8. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden
9. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
The Secret Goldfish
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
10. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
A cab driver
'Secret slob'
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
The 39 Steps
11. Where does the title of the novel come from
Vicks Nose Drops
A poem by Robert Burns
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
A red hunting hat
12. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
Jane Gallagher
Grand
Ossenburger
Holden's dream job
13. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Her Christmas money
He has prematurely graying hair.
Ward Stradlater
Gary Cooper
14. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Jane Gallagher
Benedict Arnold
Holding hands with Jane
15. How did Allie die?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Play checkers
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Leukemia
16. Phoebe chastises Holden because - in her mind - he
17. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Sunny
Benedict Arnold
Two nuns
18. Contrasting him with the annoying and sloppy Ackley - Holden describes Stradlater as a...
19. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Grand
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
A poem by Robert Burns
20. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Play checkers
A mental hospital
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
His razor
21. According to Holden - what is 'the best thing' about the Museum of Natural History?
22. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Leukemia
Ward Stradlater
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
The 39 Steps
23. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
A cab driver
Gary Cooper
'Secret slob'
24. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Allie Caulfield
Hollywood screenwriter
Holding hands with Jane
Jane Gallagher
25. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
Grand
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Sunny
He has prematurely graying hair.
26. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
His baseball glove
Gary Cooper
Joining a monastery
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
27. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
A poem by Robert Burns
His razor
Ossenburger
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
28. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Hollywood screenwriter
Gary Cooper
A red hunting hat
Vicks Nose Drops
29. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Gary Cooper
Jane Gallagher
His razor
Two nuns
30. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
A red hunting hat
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
To a matinee and a skating rink
31. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
Allie Caulfield
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Two nuns
A mental hospital
32. In what month does the novel take place?
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
December
'Secret slob'
A prostitute
33. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Joining a monastery
Her Christmas money
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
34. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Ossenburger
Benedict Arnold
Gary Cooper
Likes Romeo and Juliet
35. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
'Secret slob'
Vicks Nose Drops
His baseball glove
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
36. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Gary Cooper
Likes Romeo and Juliet
A cab driver
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
37. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Two nuns
Likes Romeo and Juliet
The Secret Goldfish
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
38. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
The ducks
Holden's dream job
Grand
39. According to Holden - what is 'the best thing' about the Museum of Natural History?
40. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
Doesn't like anything
His baseball glove
The ducks
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
41. What school did Holden get expelled from?
He has prematurely graying hair.
The Secret Goldfish
Pencey Prep
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
42. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
A cab driver
His baseball glove
Her Christmas money
Pacifist
43. Holden tries to punch Stradlater immediately after...
44. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
Joining a monastery
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Her Christmas money
The 39 Steps
45. What school did Holden get expelled from?
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Pencey Prep
He lost the fencing team's equipment
46. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
Benedict Arnold
Vicks Nose Drops
He has prematurely graying hair.
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
47. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
The Secret Goldfish
To a matinee and a skating rink
A mental hospital
Grand
48. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
Sunny
The ducks
Ward Stradlater
He has prematurely graying hair.
49. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Two nuns
To a matinee and a skating rink
Allie Caulfield
Doesn't like anything
50. Holden claims he can't sleep with Sunny because...