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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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

2. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Leukemia
Gary Cooper
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Play checkers

3. Where does the title of the novel come from
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Vicks Nose Drops
A cab driver
A poem by Robert Burns

4. What is D.B.'s profession?
Hollywood screenwriter
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'

5. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Ward Stradlater
His baseball glove
A mental hospital
Pencey Prep

6. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Vicks Nose Drops
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Doesn't like anything

7. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Ossenburger
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
He lost the fencing team's equipment

8. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Her Christmas money
Sunny
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'

9. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
The 39 Steps
Gary Cooper
He has prematurely graying hair.

10. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
His razor
Ward Stradlater
A cab driver
A mental hospital

11. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
A red hunting hat
Holding hands with Jane
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Grand

12. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

13. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
Holden's dream job
To a matinee and a skating rink
Grand
The 39 Steps

14. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
A poem by Robert Burns
Jane Gallagher

15. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
Vicks Nose Drops
Sunny
His baseball glove
Vicks Nose Drops

16. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Allie Caulfield
Doesn't like anything
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Pencey Prep

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

18. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
Jane Gallagher
Leukemia
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

19. What is D.B.'s profession?
Play checkers
Hollywood screenwriter
A cab driver
Grand

20. How did Allie die?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Leukemia
He has prematurely graying hair.
Joining a monastery

21. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
Play checkers
'Secret slob'
A mental hospital
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'

22. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Likes Romeo and Juliet
A cab driver

23. How did Allie die?
Holding hands with Jane
Leukemia
Holden's dream job
Pacifist

24. What school did Holden get expelled from?
The ducks
The Secret Goldfish
Pencey Prep
Holden's dream job

25. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
Vicks Nose Drops
To a matinee and a skating rink
His baseball glove
A mental hospital

26. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
A mental hospital
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Allie Caulfield
A prostitute

27. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
Vicks Nose Drops
To a matinee and a skating rink
The 39 Steps
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

28. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
A red hunting hat
Holding hands with Jane
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.

29. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
His razor
The ducks
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Vulgarity scrawled on walls

30. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Likes Romeo and Juliet
'Secret slob'

31. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Likes Romeo and Juliet
His razor
Play checkers
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

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

33. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
A red hunting hat
His baseball glove
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Ossenburger

34. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
Jane Gallagher
His razor
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Leukemia

35. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
Doesn't like anything
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
The Secret Goldfish
A cab driver

36. In what month does the novel take place?
December
Joining a monastery
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Doesn't like anything

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

38. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
Holding hands with Jane
Hollywood screenwriter
His razor
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob

39. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Vicks Nose Drops
Her Christmas money
To a matinee and a skating rink
December

40. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
Pacifist
The Secret Goldfish
Joining a monastery
Vulgarity scrawled on walls

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

42. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
See the Lunts
Two nuns
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
'That everything always stayed right where it was'

43. 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
Ward Stradlater
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
December

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

45. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
The 39 Steps
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Pacifist
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot

46. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Ward Stradlater
'Secret slob'
The 39 Steps
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'

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

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

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

50. What school did Holden get expelled from?
The ducks
The ducks
Holding hands with Jane
Pencey Prep