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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is D.B.'s profession?






2. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?






3. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden






4. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun






5. As Holden predicted - Sally is excited to






6. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?






7. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?






8. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?






9. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters






10. What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?






11. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?






12. In what month does the novel take place?






13. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?






14. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?






15. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a






16. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters






17. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?






18. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?






19. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?






20. Where does the title of the novel come from






21. What animals in Central Park does Holden worry about?






22. What is the name of Holden's favorite short story by his brother?






23. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?






24. What character symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?






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


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


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


28. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to






29. What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?






30. In what month does the novel take place?






31. Where does the title of the novel come from






32. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as






33. Holden nostalgically remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to






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


35. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?






36. What school did Holden get expelled from?






37. What school did Holden get expelled from?






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


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


40. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel - what does he see out of his window?






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


42. What item best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?






43. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.






44. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?






45. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden


46. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because






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


48. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?






49. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden


50. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...