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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
He has prematurely graying hair.
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
See the Lunts
The Secret Goldfish

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

3. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
The ducks
Leukemia
A red hunting hat
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'

4. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Vicks Nose Drops
Hollywood screenwriter
Jane Gallagher
The ducks

5. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
December
'Secret slob'
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Holding hands with Jane

6. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
Grand
December
His razor
Jane Gallagher

7. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
Leukemia
Vicks Nose Drops
Holding hands with Jane
A prostitute

8. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Hollywood screenwriter
The 39 Steps
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Play checkers

9. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Gary Cooper
Two nuns

10. What is D.B.'s profession?
Sunny
Play checkers
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Hollywood screenwriter

11. In what month does the novel take place?
Hollywood screenwriter
His razor
December
Pacifist

12. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
'Secret slob'
Holding hands with Jane
Gary Cooper
Jane Gallagher

13. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
Sunny
Play checkers
Pencey Prep
The Secret Goldfish

14. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Likes Romeo and Juliet
'Secret slob'
Gary Cooper
Grand

15. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Play checkers
The Secret Goldfish
Her Christmas money

16. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
A prostitute
His baseball glove
Ward Stradlater
Vicks Nose Drops

17. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Two nuns
Likes Romeo and Juliet
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Joining a monastery

18. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
His baseball glove
December
Joining a monastery
Vulgarity scrawled on walls

19. What school did Holden get expelled from?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Pencey Prep
Ward Stradlater
A red hunting hat

20. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
Ossenburger
Grand
Likes Romeo and Juliet
A red hunting hat

21. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
Ossenburger
Likes Romeo and Juliet
A mental hospital
Vicks Nose Drops

22. 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
Benedict Arnold
Play checkers
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot

23. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

24. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
Leukemia
Doesn't like anything
His razor
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

25. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
Two nuns
A mental hospital
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Vicks Nose Drops

26. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Ossenburger
Benedict Arnold
December
Allie Caulfield

27. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
Sunny
The Secret Goldfish
Vicks Nose Drops
A cab driver

28. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Two nuns
The 39 Steps

29. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
A poem by Robert Burns
The Secret Goldfish
Sunny
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

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

31. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
The 39 Steps
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Allie Caulfield

32. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
Hollywood screenwriter
See the Lunts
A cab driver
Doesn't like anything

33. Where does the title of the novel come from
Ossenburger
A mental hospital
A poem by Robert Burns
Benedict Arnold

34. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Holden's dream job

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

36. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Likes Romeo and Juliet
A poem by Robert Burns
Pacifist
He has prematurely graying hair.

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

38. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Allie Caulfield
Pencey Prep
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot

39. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Vicks Nose Drops
A cab driver
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

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

41. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
'Secret slob'
Hollywood screenwriter

42. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
A red hunting hat
A prostitute
December
See the Lunts

43. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
The Secret Goldfish
Play checkers
To a matinee and a skating rink

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

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

46. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?
Holding hands with Jane
Allie Caulfield
Joining a monastery
'Secret slob'

47. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Gary Cooper

48. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Sunny
Holding hands with Jane
Two nuns
He has prematurely graying hair.

49. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
The 39 Steps
Pencey Prep
'That everything always stayed right where it was'

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