Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
See the Lunts
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Pacifist
Doesn't like anything


2. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
The ducks
See the Lunts
Gary Cooper
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel


3. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

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

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5. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
His baseball glove
Allie Caulfield
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Joining a monastery


6. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
His baseball glove
Her Christmas money
He lost the fencing team's equipment
The 39 Steps


7. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Benedict Arnold
'Secret slob'
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.


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

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9. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

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10. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Two nuns
A poem by Robert Burns
Doesn't like anything
Vicks Nose Drops


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

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12. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
December
To a matinee and a skating rink
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Her Christmas money


13. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Gary Cooper
The 39 Steps


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

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

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16. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
A red hunting hat
The Secret Goldfish
The Secret Goldfish


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

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

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19. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Vicks Nose Drops
Sunny
Leukemia
Ward Stradlater


20. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Her Christmas money
Pencey Prep
'Secret slob'
Holding hands with Jane


21. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
He has prematurely graying hair.
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
A cab driver


22. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Pencey Prep
Ward Stradlater
Vicks Nose Drops
Vicks Nose Drops


23. Where does the title of the novel come from
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Leukemia
A poem by Robert Burns
The ducks


24. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
Leukemia
Sunny
The Secret Goldfish
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel


25. In what month does the novel take place?
Play checkers
December
He has prematurely graying hair.
Likes Romeo and Juliet


26. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
The ducks
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
A mental hospital


27. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Ossenburger
Two nuns
Jane Gallagher
'That everything always stayed right where it was'


28. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Vicks Nose Drops
Gary Cooper
Sunny


29. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
His razor
A prostitute
Vicks Nose Drops
Pacifist


30. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

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31. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Benedict Arnold
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.


32. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
'Secret slob'
To a matinee and a skating rink
Gary Cooper


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

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34. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Joining a monastery
The Secret Goldfish
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel


35. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Leukemia
Grand
Sunny


36. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Pencey Prep
Jane Gallagher
Pacifist
Vicks Nose Drops


37. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
To a matinee and a skating rink
His baseball glove
Ossenburger
A mental hospital


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

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

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40. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Pencey Prep
Doesn't like anything
Pacifist


41. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Jane Gallagher
To a matinee and a skating rink


42. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
The 39 Steps
He has prematurely graying hair.
Vicks Nose Drops
Play checkers


43. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
Play checkers
Vicks Nose Drops
Ward Stradlater
Sunny


44. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Holden's dream job
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Play checkers
Doesn't like anything


45. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Benedict Arnold
Play checkers
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.


46. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
A red hunting hat
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Pacifist
Vicks Nose Drops


47. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Allie Caulfield
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Her Christmas money
Vicks Nose Drops


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

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49. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
A red hunting hat
His baseball glove
Ossenburger
The 39 Steps


50. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Gary Cooper
Vicks Nose Drops
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
A prostitute