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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
The 39 Steps
Two nuns
Play checkers
Jane Gallagher

2. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
Vicks Nose Drops
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
A prostitute
He has prematurely graying hair.

3. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
His razor
A cab driver
He has prematurely graying hair.
The ducks

4. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
Grand
Ossenburger
A poem by Robert Burns
Holding hands with Jane

5. What is D.B.'s profession?
Hollywood screenwriter
Ward Stradlater
December
Her Christmas money

6. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
A red hunting hat
Holden's dream job
He lost the fencing team's equipment

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

8. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Benedict Arnold
Two nuns
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
A cab driver

9. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Jane Gallagher
His razor
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob

10. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

11. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Doesn't like anything
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Jane Gallagher
Vulgarity scrawled on walls

12. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
His baseball glove
Vicks Nose Drops
A red hunting hat
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

13. What school did Holden get expelled from?
His baseball glove
Pencey Prep
He has prematurely graying hair.
A cab driver

14. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
He has prematurely graying hair.
Doesn't like anything
The 39 Steps

15. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Benedict Arnold
December
Jane Gallagher
Holding hands with Jane

16. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Hollywood screenwriter
Pacifist
A poem by Robert Burns
See the Lunts

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

18. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Two nuns
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
He lost the fencing team's equipment

19. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

20. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

21. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Her Christmas money
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Play checkers

22. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
The Secret Goldfish
Allie Caulfield
Joining a monastery
Leukemia

23. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
See the Lunts
Joining a monastery
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
A prostitute

24. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
To a matinee and a skating rink
Benedict Arnold
Pacifist
The Secret Goldfish

25. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Ossenburger
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Hollywood screenwriter
Vicks Nose Drops

26. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Benedict Arnold
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
December
A red hunting hat

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

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

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

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

31. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
His baseball glove
A cab driver
Vicks Nose Drops
To a matinee and a skating rink

32. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
'Secret slob'
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob

33. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
The 39 Steps
Holding hands with Jane
The Secret Goldfish
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

34. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
A red hunting hat
Ward Stradlater
Two nuns
Her Christmas money

35. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Play checkers
Vicks Nose Drops
Gary Cooper
Her Christmas money

36. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

37. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Doesn't like anything
Play checkers
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Ward Stradlater

38. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
Her Christmas money
Sunny
Benedict Arnold
Allie Caulfield

39. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
To a matinee and a skating rink
Gary Cooper
Benedict Arnold
Joining a monastery

40. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
He has prematurely graying hair.
Ward Stradlater
Benedict Arnold

41. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Ossenburger
The Secret Goldfish

42. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
Her Christmas money
A mental hospital
Holden's dream job
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

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

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

45. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
His baseball glove
To a matinee and a skating rink
The ducks
Holden's dream job

46. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
Grand
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Hollywood screenwriter
He lost the fencing team's equipment

47. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
His baseball glove
The 39 Steps
Sunny
To a matinee and a skating rink

48. How did Allie die?
Leukemia
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'

49. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
Doesn't like anything
To a matinee and a skating rink
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Pacifist

50. How did Allie die?
Hollywood screenwriter
Leukemia
The Secret Goldfish
December