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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
Two nuns
Play checkers
His razor
Grand

2. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
Vicks Nose Drops
A cab driver
He lost the fencing team's equipment
See the Lunts

3. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
The Secret Goldfish
The 39 Steps
His baseball glove
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

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

5. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
A prostitute
Grand
See the Lunts
The Secret Goldfish

6. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
His razor
The Secret Goldfish
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
A cab driver

7. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
A red hunting hat
December
A cab driver
Pacifist

8. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
Two nuns
A poem by Robert Burns
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
The ducks

9. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Joining a monastery
Hollywood screenwriter
A red hunting hat

10. How did Allie die?
Leukemia
Likes Romeo and Juliet
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

11. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
A prostitute
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Leukemia

12. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
A poem by Robert Burns
His baseball glove
The Secret Goldfish

13. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
To a matinee and a skating rink
Holding hands with Jane
His razor

14. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Vicks Nose Drops
A cab driver
The 39 Steps

15. In what month does the novel take place?
December
Pencey Prep
He has prematurely graying hair.
Vicks Nose Drops

16. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?
The 39 Steps
Her Christmas money
To a matinee and a skating rink
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

17. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to
To a matinee and a skating rink
Play checkers
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'

18. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
Holding hands with Jane
See the Lunts
A mental hospital
Gary Cooper

19. What school did Holden get expelled from?
Pencey Prep
See the Lunts
Allie Caulfield
Jane Gallagher

20. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
Her Christmas money
Ossenburger
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Holding hands with Jane

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

22. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
'Secret slob'
Leukemia
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.

23. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
Gary Cooper
Vicks Nose Drops
Gary Cooper
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.

24. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
The ducks
Ossenburger
Jane Gallagher
Vulgarity scrawled on walls

25. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Ward Stradlater
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Holding hands with Jane
His razor

26. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Jane Gallagher

27. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
To a matinee and a skating rink
Grand
December

28. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
To a matinee and a skating rink
Sunny
The Secret Goldfish
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

29. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
His baseball glove
Hollywood screenwriter
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Two nuns

30. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Pacifist
Benedict Arnold
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

31. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
Gary Cooper
Joining a monastery
Her Christmas money
Two nuns

32. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
Likes Romeo and Juliet
He lost the fencing team's equipment
His razor
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.

33. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
Holden's dream job
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'

34. In what month does the novel take place?
He lost the fencing team's equipment
Joining a monastery
Holding hands with Jane
December

35. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Ward Stradlater
He has prematurely graying hair.
Vicks Nose Drops

36. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Likes Romeo and Juliet
The 39 Steps
Two nuns

37. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Her Christmas money
The Secret Goldfish
Her Christmas money
Vulgarity scrawled on walls

38. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Benedict Arnold
'That everything always stayed right where it was'

39. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
The ducks
A prostitute
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Allie Caulfield

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

41. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Ossenburger

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

43. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Play checkers
To a matinee and a skating rink
Likes Romeo and Juliet
His razor

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

45. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
To a matinee and a skating rink
A cab driver
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
'Secret slob'

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

47. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
See the Lunts
A red hunting hat
Gary Cooper

48. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?
Vicks Nose Drops
A red hunting hat
Benedict Arnold
A mental hospital

49. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?
Holden's dream job
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
The ducks
'That everything always stayed right where it was'

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