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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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

2. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Allie Caulfield
Pacifist
Leukemia
Hollywood screenwriter

3. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Ossenburger
Grand
His razor

4. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
The ducks
His razor
'Secret slob'
Ossenburger

5. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
Holding hands with Jane
Leukemia
Gary Cooper
Play checkers

6. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
Joining a monastery
Leukemia
A prostitute
The ducks

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

8. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
His razor
Jane Gallagher
He has prematurely graying hair.
Pacifist

9. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
A red hunting hat
Doesn't like anything
Vicks Nose Drops
See the Lunts

10. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
His baseball glove
Joining a monastery
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Vicks Nose Drops

11. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
The Secret Goldfish
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot

12. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
Vicks Nose Drops
A prostitute
Two nuns
A mental hospital

13. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
His baseball glove
A prostitute
A poem by Robert Burns
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'

14. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
The ducks
Benedict Arnold
Ossenburger
Pencey Prep

15. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
Gary Cooper
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Her Christmas money
A red hunting hat

16. How did Allie die?
Leukemia
Joining a monastery
A red hunting hat
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

17. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
A cab driver
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Two nuns
Vulgarity scrawled on walls

18. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Holding hands with Jane
Benedict Arnold
See the Lunts

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

20. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Her Christmas money
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
His baseball glove
He lost the fencing team's equipment

21. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
Two nuns
The ducks
A cab driver
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

22. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
The Secret Goldfish
He has prematurely graying hair.
Vicks Nose Drops

23. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
A mental hospital
December
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'

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

25. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
Benedict Arnold
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Jane Gallagher
The Secret Goldfish

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

27. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Allie Caulfield
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Hollywood screenwriter
Joining a monastery

28. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
The Secret Goldfish
Gary Cooper
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

29. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
He lost the fencing team's equipment
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
The 39 Steps
A poem by Robert Burns

30. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
The ducks
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Two nuns
A mental hospital

31. What is D.B.'s profession?
Vicks Nose Drops
Doesn't like anything
Hollywood screenwriter
His baseball glove

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

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

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

35. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Play checkers
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Hollywood screenwriter
Jane Gallagher

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

37. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Her Christmas money
Likes Romeo and Juliet
His razor

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

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

40. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
He has prematurely graying hair.
A cab driver

41. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Grand
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Her Christmas money
Jane Gallagher

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

43. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Play checkers
Ward Stradlater
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Holding hands with Jane

44. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
See the Lunts
Her Christmas money
Joining a monastery
Grand

45. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
Ossenburger
He has prematurely graying hair.
Allie Caulfield
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'

46. Where does the title of the novel come from
Hollywood screenwriter
He has prematurely graying hair.
A poem by Robert Burns
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

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

48. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Vicks Nose Drops
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Benedict Arnold
Holden's dream job

49. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

50. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
His razor
'Secret slob'
Jane Gallagher
To a matinee and a skating rink