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