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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye
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1. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Sunny
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Likes Romeo and Juliet
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
2. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
He has prematurely graying hair.
The Secret Goldfish
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
3. What or who is the 'catcher in the rye'?
4. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden
5. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Doesn't like anything
He has prematurely graying hair.
Pacifist
Allie Caulfield
6. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
Vicks Nose Drops
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
He lost the fencing team's equipment
7. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Joining a monastery
Likes Romeo and Juliet
The 39 Steps
8. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Holden's dream job
Pacifist
His baseball glove
Jane Gallagher
9. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
A cab driver
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
A mental hospital
10. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
Ossenburger
Benedict Arnold
A mental hospital
Sunny
11. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
'Secret slob'
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Gary Cooper
Likes Romeo and Juliet
12. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
Play checkers
He has prematurely graying hair.
The Secret Goldfish
A cab driver
13. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Play checkers
Jane Gallagher
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
14. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Holden's dream job
Leukemia
The Secret Goldfish
Two nuns
15. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Her Christmas money
Ossenburger
A red hunting hat
A mental hospital
16. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
A prostitute
His razor
17. Holden claims he can't sleep with Sunny because...
18. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Ward Stradlater
Vicks Nose Drops
Pacifist
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
19. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
A red hunting hat
A poem by Robert Burns
Leukemia
Holding hands with Jane
20. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
Gary Cooper
Likes Romeo and Juliet
A mental hospital
Joining a monastery
21. How did Allie die?
Leukemia
Benedict Arnold
Holding hands with Jane
The ducks
22. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
Likes Romeo and Juliet
See the Lunts
His razor
Sunny
23. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Holding hands with Jane
Pencey Prep
Her Christmas money
24. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
Grand
A mental hospital
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Leukemia
25. What is D.B.'s profession?
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Hollywood screenwriter
26. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
He has prematurely graying hair.
A prostitute
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
27. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
Grand
December
Holden's dream job
Sunny
28. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
A cab driver
The ducks
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
The Secret Goldfish
29. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
Sunny
Vicks Nose Drops
The ducks
A cab driver
30. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
Gary Cooper
His razor
A prostitute
See the Lunts
31. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Vicks Nose Drops
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Ward Stradlater
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
32. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
Pacifist
Holden's dream job
His razor
His baseball glove
33. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
Leukemia
Allie Caulfield
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
A prostitute
34. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
The 39 Steps
His razor
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
35. In what month does the novel take place?
He has prematurely graying hair.
December
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Joining a monastery
36. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?
37. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Two nuns
Grand
To a matinee and a skating rink
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
38. What or who is the 'catcher in the rye'?
39. In what month does the novel take place?
Holden's dream job
December
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
A cab driver
40. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
His razor
Allie Caulfield
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Hollywood screenwriter
41. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
Ward Stradlater
The 39 Steps
Allie Caulfield
December
42. Contrasting him with the annoying and sloppy Ackley - Holden describes Stradlater as a...
43. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
Joining a monastery
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
See the Lunts
A prostitute
44. Where does the title of the novel come from
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
A poem by Robert Burns
Ward Stradlater
A red hunting hat
45. According to Holden - what is 'the best thing' about the Museum of Natural History?
46. Which of the following things does Holden NOT like?
47. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
Play checkers
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Two nuns
48. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Joining a monastery
He lost the fencing team's equipment
A mental hospital
49. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
A red hunting hat
Ward Stradlater
Vicks Nose Drops
50. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
The Secret Goldfish
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Gary Cooper
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob