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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
A red hunting hat
Her Christmas money
Leukemia

2. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
Doesn't like anything
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
His razor
Allie Caulfield

3. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
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Play checkers
A mental hospital

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

5. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Doesn't like anything
To a matinee and a skating rink
His baseball glove

6. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

7. Where does the title of the novel come from
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
The Secret Goldfish
A poem by Robert Burns

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

9. 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
December
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Vulgarity scrawled on walls

10. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
Ward Stradlater
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Holding hands with Jane
He lost the fencing team's equipment

11. 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
Gary Cooper
A red hunting hat
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

12. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Ossenburger
Allie Caulfield
The 39 Steps

13. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
Joining a monastery
Her Christmas money
Holding hands with Jane
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'

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

15. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Two nuns
'Secret slob'
A mental hospital
Vulgarity scrawled on walls

16. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
The 39 Steps
A prostitute
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Vulgarity scrawled on walls

17. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Grand
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'

18. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
A prostitute
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Doesn't like anything
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

19. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
His razor
Sunny
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To a matinee and a skating rink

20. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
Grand
He lost the fencing team's equipment
A cab driver
Allie Caulfield

21. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
His baseball glove
Leukemia
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
Gary Cooper

22. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Hollywood screenwriter
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
The Secret Goldfish
Ward Stradlater

23. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Gary Cooper
A cab driver
Benedict Arnold
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24. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
Her Christmas money
Pacifist
Sunny
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

25. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
Benedict Arnold
The Secret Goldfish
A mental hospital
Jane Gallagher

26. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Doesn't like anything
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Likes Romeo and Juliet
Ward Stradlater

27. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Sunny
To a matinee and a skating rink
Likes Romeo and Juliet

28. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
Grand
A prostitute
See the Lunts
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

29. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Ward Stradlater
Hollywood screenwriter
Grand
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'

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

31. Once back in New York - the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
A cab driver
A red hunting hat
A prostitute

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

33. What is D.B.'s profession?
'Secret slob'
Hollywood screenwriter
To a matinee and a skating rink
'That everything always stayed right where it was'

34. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
A poem by Robert Burns
He has prematurely graying hair.
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Benedict Arnold

35. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Holding hands with Jane
His razor
Jane Gallagher
Benedict Arnold

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

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

38. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to
'Secret slob'
See the Lunts
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
He has prematurely graying hair.

39. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
Gary Cooper
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Pacifist

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

41. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Pacifist
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
A prostitute

42. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

43. How did Allie die?
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Leukemia
Pacifist

44. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
The Secret Goldfish
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
Jane Gallagher

45. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?
Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date.
Vicks Nose Drops
See the Lunts
Ossenburger

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

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

48. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Play checkers
Grand
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

49. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Gary Cooper
Ward Stradlater
His baseball glove
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'

50. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
His baseball glove
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
The 39 Steps
Sunny