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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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

2. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Likes Romeo and Juliet
A mental hospital
Joining a monastery

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

4. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Pacifist
A red hunting hat
A mental hospital
He lost the fencing team's equipment

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

6. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Ward Stradlater
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Ward Stradlater
Likes Romeo and Juliet

7. Where does the title of the novel come from
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
The ducks
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
A poem by Robert Burns

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

9. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
See the Lunts
Allie Caulfield
December
Vicks Nose Drops

10. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
Leukemia
He lost the fencing team's equipment
A prostitute
Vulgarity scrawled on walls

11. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Holden's dream job
See the Lunts
Two nuns
Hollywood screenwriter

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

13. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Grand
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Joining a monastery
Allie Caulfield

14. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
Allie Caulfield
Ossenburger
A poem by Robert Burns
The Secret Goldfish

15. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
Vicks Nose Drops
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Play checkers
Ossenburger

16. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
The Secret Goldfish
Her Christmas money
December
The 39 Steps

17. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Grand
The 39 Steps
Ward Stradlater
Sunny

18. How did Allie die?
Benedict Arnold
Leukemia
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
December

19. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
A mental hospital
A red hunting hat
Vicks Nose Drops
A poem by Robert Burns

20. What is D.B.'s profession?
Sunny
His baseball glove
Hollywood screenwriter
He lost the fencing team's equipment

21. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
His razor
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
A prostitute
Holding hands with Jane

22. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
His baseball glove
He has prematurely graying hair.
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Her Christmas money

23. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Hollywood screenwriter
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
His razor
Vicks Nose Drops

24. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
The Secret Goldfish
A prostitute
Hollywood screenwriter
Likes Romeo and Juliet

25. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Two nuns
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

26. What is D.B.'s profession?
Allie Caulfield
Hollywood screenwriter
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob

27. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
The ducks
Allie Caulfield

28. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
Vicks Nose Drops
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
His baseball glove
Allie Caulfield

29. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Two nuns
Holden's dream job
Her Christmas money
His razor

30. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
The Secret Goldfish
To a matinee and a skating rink
Sunny
Benedict Arnold

31. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Pencey Prep
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Grand

32. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Allie Caulfield
Vicks Nose Drops
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

33. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Ossenburger
A poem by Robert Burns
To a matinee and a skating rink

34. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
A cab driver
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
He has prematurely graying hair.

35. Where does the title of the novel come from
A poem by Robert Burns
Vicks Nose Drops
Hollywood screenwriter
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

36. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
Hollywood screenwriter
Joining a monastery
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'

37. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
Her Christmas money
A red hunting hat
The 39 Steps
A mental hospital

38. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
The ducks

39. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
Jane Gallagher
Pacifist
The 39 Steps
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

40. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
A cab driver
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Likes Romeo and Juliet

41. What school did Holden get expelled from?
The ducks
To a matinee and a skating rink
Pencey Prep
Holden's dream job

42. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
He lost the fencing team's equipment
See the Lunts
The 39 Steps
December

43. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
The ducks
Jane Gallagher
A prostitute
Hollywood screenwriter

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

45. In what month does the novel take place?
Allie Caulfield
December
Holding hands with Jane
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'

46. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
A red hunting hat
The Secret Goldfish
Vicks Nose Drops
Sunny

47. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
Her Christmas money
He has prematurely graying hair.
He lost the fencing team's equipment
His razor

48. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Vicks Nose Drops
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Gary Cooper

49. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Vicks Nose Drops
Her Christmas money
'Secret slob'
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'

50. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
Allie Caulfield
A red hunting hat
Pencey Prep
The ducks