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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
To a matinee and a skating rink
His razor
A prostitute

2. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
To a matinee and a skating rink
The 39 Steps
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

3. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
Hollywood screenwriter
Holden's dream job
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
His baseball glove

4. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
Ward Stradlater
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Sunny
His razor

5. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Leukemia
The ducks
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See the Lunts

6. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
Benedict Arnold
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
The Secret Goldfish
A cab driver

7. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
A cab driver
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Jane Gallagher

8. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Grand
Pacifist
He lost the fencing team's equipment
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9. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Two nuns
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Holden's dream job

10. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
The 39 Steps
His razor
His razor
Holding hands with Jane

11. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
The ducks
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Holden's dream job
Likes Romeo and Juliet

12. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
Benedict Arnold
Ward Stradlater
Allie Caulfield
To a matinee and a skating rink

13. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Ward Stradlater
Play checkers
Allie Caulfield
A poem by Robert Burns

14. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Ward Stradlater
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Leukemia
A mental hospital

15. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
Leukemia
A mental hospital
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

16. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Holding hands with Jane
His baseball glove
Allie Caulfield
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17. What or who is the 'catcher in the rye'?

18. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
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'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Allie Caulfield

19. What is D.B.'s profession?
Hollywood screenwriter
Pacifist
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
December

20. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Her Christmas money
The Secret Goldfish
Two nuns
A red hunting hat

21. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
Two nuns
See the Lunts
A mental hospital
Jane Gallagher

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

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

24. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
A mental hospital
Holding hands with Jane
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

25. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Doesn't like anything
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Benedict Arnold
'That everything always stayed right where it was'

26. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
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A cab driver
A red hunting hat
His razor

27. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Sunny
The ducks
A prostitute

28. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
A mental hospital
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Her Christmas money

29. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Gary Cooper
The 39 Steps
Ward Stradlater
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30. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Her Christmas money
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
A mental hospital

31. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Two nuns
December
He has prematurely graying hair.
Holden's dream job

32. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Holden's dream job
He has prematurely graying hair.

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

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

35. What school did Holden get expelled from?
A mental hospital
Allie Caulfield
Pencey Prep
Gary Cooper

36. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
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See the Lunts
Hollywood screenwriter
Sunny

37. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

38. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
Play checkers
A prostitute
Grand
To a matinee and a skating rink

39. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
The Secret Goldfish
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Holding hands with Jane

40. How did Allie die?
Joining a monastery
Leukemia
Holden's dream job
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'

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

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

43. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
Play checkers
See the Lunts
A mental hospital
To a matinee and a skating rink

44. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
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Ossenburger
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Her Christmas money

45. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
He has prematurely graying hair.
To a matinee and a skating rink
Joining a monastery
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

46. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
Play checkers
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Two nuns
Ossenburger

47. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Gary Cooper
Benedict Arnold
Vicks Nose Drops

48. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
The Secret Goldfish
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Vicks Nose Drops

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

50. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Jane Gallagher
Benedict Arnold
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A prostitute