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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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

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

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

4. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
Her Christmas money
Holding hands with Jane
Ossenburger
A poem by Robert Burns

5. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Play checkers
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

6. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Sunny
Leukemia
Benedict Arnold
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'

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

8. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
Pacifist
The ducks
Vicks Nose Drops
His baseball glove

9. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Pencey Prep
See the Lunts

10. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
To a matinee and a skating rink
Benedict Arnold
A prostitute
Play checkers

11. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Joining a monastery
Sunny
Ossenburger
Two nuns

12. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
A prostitute
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Play checkers
Holding hands with Jane

13. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Play checkers
To a matinee and a skating rink
'That everything always stayed right where it was'

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

15. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
Vicks Nose Drops
'Secret slob'
His baseball glove
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob

16. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
Holding hands with Jane
Pacifist
Doesn't like anything
Grand

17. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
A mental hospital
See the Lunts
He has prematurely graying hair.
Grand

18. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
Vicks Nose Drops
Her Christmas money
He has prematurely graying hair.
Two nuns

19. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
Doesn't like anything
The ducks
Leukemia
He has prematurely graying hair.

20. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
Two nuns
Her Christmas money
Sunny
Pencey Prep

21. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
'Secret slob'
He has prematurely graying hair.
A red hunting hat
Likes Romeo and Juliet

22. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
A mental hospital
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
His razor
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

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

24. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Benedict Arnold
Vicks Nose Drops
Pencey Prep

25. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
'Secret slob'
Grand
Doesn't like anything
Ossenburger

26. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
See the Lunts
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Holding hands with Jane
The Secret Goldfish

27. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Pacifist
The ducks
He has prematurely graying hair.
The 39 Steps

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

29. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Likes Romeo and Juliet
See the Lunts
A mental hospital

30. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
Pacifist
See the Lunts
A cab driver
A red hunting hat

31. Where does the title of the novel come from
A prostitute
A poem by Robert Burns
December
Doesn't like anything

32. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
The Secret Goldfish
Ossenburger
Leukemia

33. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Ward Stradlater
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Leukemia
Hollywood screenwriter

34. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Gary Cooper
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Doesn't like anything
Ward Stradlater

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

36. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
A poem by Robert Burns
The 39 Steps
A cab driver
Vulgarity scrawled on walls

37. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Her Christmas money

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

39. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
To a matinee and a skating rink
Play checkers
The 39 Steps
He has prematurely graying hair.

40. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
See the Lunts
He has prematurely graying hair.
Grand
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.

41. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
Benedict Arnold
Ward Stradlater
The Secret Goldfish
Jane Gallagher

42. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

43. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
He lost the fencing team's equipment
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.

44. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
The 39 Steps
Benedict Arnold
His baseball glove
Pencey Prep

45. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
Gary Cooper
See the Lunts
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'

46. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
Pacifist
The Secret Goldfish
His baseball glove
Sunny

47. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
Vicks Nose Drops
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Ward Stradlater

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

49. How did Allie die?
Vicks Nose Drops
Allie Caulfield
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Leukemia

50. In what month does the novel take place?
December
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
To a matinee and a skating rink