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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Play checkers
Benedict Arnold
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

2. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Ward Stradlater
A red hunting hat
See the Lunts
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'

3. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Vicks Nose Drops
A prostitute
Pacifist
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'

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

5. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
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Doesn't like anything
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'

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

7. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
Gary Cooper
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Holding hands with Jane
He has prematurely graying hair.

8. How did Allie die?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Holden's dream job
Leukemia
A red hunting hat

9. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
The ducks
A red hunting hat
Likes Romeo and Juliet

10. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
December
Holding hands with Jane
Sunny
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11. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Gary Cooper
Benedict Arnold
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Holding hands with Jane

12. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Doesn't like anything
Jane Gallagher
Ward Stradlater
Joining a monastery

13. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
His razor
His baseball glove
See the Lunts
A red hunting hat

14. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
Gary Cooper
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
A cab driver
His razor

15. What is D.B.'s profession?
His razor
Holding hands with Jane
Jane Gallagher
Hollywood screenwriter

16. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
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Likes Romeo and Juliet
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

17. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
Leukemia
The ducks
Joining a monastery
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'

18. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Gary Cooper
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot

19. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Jane Gallagher
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
'Secret slob'
To a matinee and a skating rink

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

21. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
Hollywood screenwriter
Holden's dream job
A prostitute
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22. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
He has prematurely graying hair.
Pacifist
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

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

24. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

25. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
To a matinee and a skating rink
Allie Caulfield
Holding hands with Jane
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob

26. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
A red hunting hat
Benedict Arnold
Ossenburger

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

28. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Her Christmas money
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Vicks Nose Drops
Holden's dream job

29. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Her Christmas money
See the Lunts
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

30. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
Leukemia
Pacifist
Vicks Nose Drops
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'

31. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Allie Caulfield
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Holding hands with Jane
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'

32. How did Allie die?
Allie Caulfield
Leukemia
December
Doesn't like anything

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

34. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
Ward Stradlater
Pacifist
Gary Cooper
Grand

35. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
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The Secret Goldfish
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Jane Gallagher

36. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
His razor
Jane Gallagher
Hollywood screenwriter
A prostitute

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

38. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
A red hunting hat
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Play checkers

39. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Vicks Nose Drops
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
He lost the fencing team's equipment

40. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Holden's dream job
Two nuns
Vicks Nose Drops

41. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
The 39 Steps
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Vicks Nose Drops
Play checkers

42. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
Joining a monastery
Sunny
A mental hospital
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot

43. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

44. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
His baseball glove
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Doesn't like anything
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.

45. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Leukemia
'Secret slob'
Ossenburger

46. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
Leukemia
Pencey Prep
A cab driver
Sunny

47. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Doesn't like anything
A cab driver
'Secret slob'

48. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
A poem by Robert Burns
Gary Cooper
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
A mental hospital

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

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