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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye
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1. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
Sunny
Leukemia
A prostitute
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
2. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Play checkers
A poem by Robert Burns
3. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Play checkers
A prostitute
Sunny
Pacifist
4. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
A prostitute
The 39 Steps
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
5. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
A poem by Robert Burns
The 39 Steps
The ducks
Grand
6. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
Allie Caulfield
Holden's dream job
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
The Secret Goldfish
7. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
Grand
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
A red hunting hat
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
8. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Play checkers
Vicks Nose Drops
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
9. What school did Holden get expelled from?
Pencey Prep
Ward Stradlater
'Secret slob'
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
10. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
He has prematurely graying hair.
To a matinee and a skating rink
His baseball glove
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
11. Holden was forced to return early to school from New York because...
12. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
Hollywood screenwriter
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Joining a monastery
The ducks
13. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
Play checkers
See the Lunts
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
The Secret Goldfish
14. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
December
The 39 Steps
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Leukemia
15. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
His baseball glove
Holden's dream job
Vicks Nose Drops
Play checkers
16. What or who is the 'catcher in the rye'?
17. Which of the following things does Holden NOT like?
18. Holden tries to punch Stradlater immediately after...
19. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
The ducks
Grand
A red hunting hat
Jane Gallagher
20. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
Two nuns
Holden's dream job
Ossenburger
His razor
21. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Pencey Prep
Holding hands with Jane
Ward Stradlater
Benedict Arnold
22. What school did Holden get expelled from?
Pencey Prep
Her Christmas money
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
A poem by Robert Burns
23. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Doesn't like anything
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
The Secret Goldfish
Pacifist
24. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
He has prematurely graying hair.
The ducks
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Holden's dream job
25. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
Vicks Nose Drops
Ward Stradlater
Joining a monastery
Allie Caulfield
26. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Two nuns
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Ossenburger
27. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?
28. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
A mental hospital
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
The 39 Steps
29. How did Allie die?
Her Christmas money
Hollywood screenwriter
Leukemia
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
30. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Jane Gallagher
Her Christmas money
A prostitute
Vicks Nose Drops
31. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Ward Stradlater
His baseball glove
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Likes Romeo and Juliet
32. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden
33. In what month does the novel take place?
December
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Ward Stradlater
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
34. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Allie Caulfield
Sunny
His baseball glove
Play checkers
35. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
The ducks
Holding hands with Jane
Likes Romeo and Juliet
A poem by Robert Burns
36. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Grand
Two nuns
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Her Christmas money
37. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
See the Lunts
Benedict Arnold
A mental hospital
Pencey Prep
38. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Two nuns
A cab driver
December
Allie Caulfield
39. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
Two nuns
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
40. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Hollywood screenwriter
The Secret Goldfish
The Secret Goldfish
41. Holden tries to punch Stradlater immediately after...
42. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Leukemia
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
43. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
Vicks Nose Drops
A prostitute
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
December
44. Holden claims he can't sleep with Sunny because...
45. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
Two nuns
A red hunting hat
Joining a monastery
A prostitute
46. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
'Secret slob'
Gary Cooper
Vicks Nose Drops
Ward Stradlater
47. Where does the title of the novel come from
Pencey Prep
Her Christmas money
His razor
A poem by Robert Burns
48. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
A mental hospital
Ward Stradlater
See the Lunts
Two nuns
49. Which of the following things does Holden NOT like?
50. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
Holden's dream job
Allie Caulfield
Ossenburger
December