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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. How did Allie die?
'Secret slob'
Jane Gallagher
He has prematurely graying hair.
Leukemia

2. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
A prostitute
To a matinee and a skating rink

3. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Benedict Arnold
Doesn't like anything
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Her Christmas money

4. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
A prostitute
To a matinee and a skating rink
Ward Stradlater
Sunny

5. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
Joining a monastery
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
See the Lunts
Allie Caulfield

6. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Benedict Arnold
Play checkers
Pacifist

7. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
Two nuns
Benedict Arnold
To a matinee and a skating rink
Pacifist

8. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Pencey Prep
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Doesn't like anything
Two nuns

9. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Pacifist
Play checkers
Grand

10. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
The 39 Steps
Pencey Prep
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob

11. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Grand
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Two nuns
'That everything always stayed right where it was'

12. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
He has prematurely graying hair.
December
The ducks
A prostitute

13. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Vicks Nose Drops
His razor
The 39 Steps
Jane Gallagher

14. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
To a matinee and a skating rink
Her Christmas money
Vicks Nose Drops

15. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Ward Stradlater
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Holden's dream job
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'

16. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Grand
Pacifist
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Benedict Arnold

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

18. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Holding hands with Jane
Her Christmas money
Pencey Prep
The 39 Steps

19. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
Allie Caulfield
He lost the fencing team's equipment
He has prematurely graying hair.
Holding hands with Jane

20. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
His baseball glove
He lost the fencing team's equipment
The 39 Steps
'Secret slob'

21. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
Ossenburger
He lost the fencing team's equipment
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'

22. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

23. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Ossenburger

24. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Ward Stradlater
A cab driver
Holden's dream job

25. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
Sunny
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Ossenburger

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

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

28. Where does the title of the novel come from
See the Lunts
Holding hands with Jane
A poem by Robert Burns
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

29. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

30. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
Holden's dream job
His razor
Two nuns
The Secret Goldfish

31. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Vicks Nose Drops

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

33. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
Vicks Nose Drops
The Secret Goldfish
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Allie Caulfield

34. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Holden's dream job
The 39 Steps
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

35. What is D.B.'s profession?
See the Lunts
Hollywood screenwriter
Vicks Nose Drops
Pacifist

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

37. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
Gary Cooper
To a matinee and a skating rink
Joining a monastery
A red hunting hat

38. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
Holden's dream job
Leukemia
The ducks
Vicks Nose Drops

39. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
A poem by Robert Burns
Likes Romeo and Juliet
See the Lunts

40. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
'Secret slob'
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

41. In what month does the novel take place?
A mental hospital
December
Benedict Arnold
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

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

43. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
Holding hands with Jane
Two nuns
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Pacifist

44. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Pacifist
Gary Cooper
Jane Gallagher
A poem by Robert Burns

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

46. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
A cab driver
To a matinee and a skating rink
Vicks Nose Drops
Grand

47. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
Ward Stradlater
A mental hospital
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
A cab driver

48. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
'Secret slob'
Vicks Nose Drops
Hollywood screenwriter
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

49. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
His baseball glove
A red hunting hat
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot

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