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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
The Secret Goldfish
Holden's dream job
'Secret slob'
The ducks

2. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Vicks Nose Drops
A poem by Robert Burns
Holden's dream job

3. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Holden's dream job
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Play checkers
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'

4. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
Leukemia
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A mental hospital
Play checkers

5. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
See the Lunts
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
The Secret Goldfish
The 39 Steps

6. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Vicks Nose Drops
December
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
'That everything always stayed right where it was'

7. Where does the title of the novel come from
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A poem by Robert Burns
Pacifist
He lost the fencing team's equipment

8. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Vicks Nose Drops
The Secret Goldfish
Ossenburger

9. What school did Holden get expelled from?
A red hunting hat
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Pencey Prep
Vicks Nose Drops

10. What is D.B.'s profession?
Hollywood screenwriter
Pencey Prep
Play checkers
The 39 Steps

11. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
Holden's dream job
Pacifist
He has prematurely graying hair.
A mental hospital

12. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Gary Cooper
Leukemia
Pencey Prep
A mental hospital

13. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
The ducks
He lost the fencing team's equipment
The 39 Steps
'That everything always stayed right where it was'

14. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
He has prematurely graying hair.
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Hollywood screenwriter

15. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Allie Caulfield
A prostitute
'Secret slob'
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot

16. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
Joining a monastery
Vicks Nose Drops
He has prematurely graying hair.
The Secret Goldfish

17. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
Vicks Nose Drops
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Pacifist
A mental hospital

18. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
His razor
Allie Caulfield
Jane Gallagher
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'

19. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Ward Stradlater
December
A cab driver
The ducks

20. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

21. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
To a matinee and a skating rink
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
He has prematurely graying hair.
A prostitute

22. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Her Christmas money
Joining a monastery
See the Lunts
A poem by Robert Burns

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

24. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
See the Lunts
Doesn't like anything
Joining a monastery
A poem by Robert Burns

25. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
Ossenburger
A red hunting hat
Sunny
A cab driver

26. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Joining a monastery
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
A mental hospital

27. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
To a matinee and a skating rink
Hollywood screenwriter

28. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Two nuns
Play checkers
The Secret Goldfish
The ducks

29. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
His razor
His baseball glove
The ducks

30. In what month does the novel take place?
Gary Cooper
Holding hands with Jane
A mental hospital
December

31. 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.
See the Lunts
A red hunting hat
Ward Stradlater

32. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
A prostitute
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Pencey Prep
Joining a monastery

33. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

34. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
He has prematurely graying hair.
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Leukemia
The 39 Steps

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

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

37. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
His baseball glove
A red hunting hat
A mental hospital
Ward Stradlater

38. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
A prostitute
Two nuns
Pacifist
His baseball glove

39. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Her Christmas money
Play checkers
Gary Cooper
Ward Stradlater

40. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
Likes Romeo and Juliet
A red hunting hat
His baseball glove
Vicks Nose Drops

41. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
Holding hands with Jane
Ossenburger
Leukemia
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

42. What school did Holden get expelled from?
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Play checkers
Pencey Prep
He has prematurely graying hair.

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

44. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Jane Gallagher
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
December
A poem by Robert Burns

45. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
He has prematurely graying hair.
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Holden's dream job
Joining a monastery

46. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
To a matinee and a skating rink
The Secret Goldfish
Pacifist
The Secret Goldfish

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

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

49. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Grand
Pencey Prep

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