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