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Trivia: Catcher In The Rye

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1. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
Ward Stradlater
Benedict Arnold
He has prematurely graying hair.
'Secret slob'

2. At breakfast - Holden is surprised that the nun
Pencey Prep
'Secret slob'
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Joining a monastery

3. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
Joining a monastery
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
The Secret Goldfish
See the Lunts

4. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Gary Cooper
The 39 Steps
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

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

6. Although Phoebe's real middle name is 'Josephine -' she signs her name as
'Secret slob'
Ward Stradlater
Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield
He has prematurely graying hair.

7. Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?
Sunny
His razor
A poem by Robert Burns
He lost the fencing team's equipment

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

9. Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?
Likes Romeo and Juliet
He has prematurely graying hair.
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Vulgarity scrawled on walls

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

11. What is D.B.'s profession?
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot
Hollywood screenwriter
Her Christmas money
Likes Romeo and Juliet

12. What possession of Allie's does Holden write about in a descriptive theme paper?
His baseball glove
A red hunting hat
Jane Gallagher
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

13. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Holding hands with Jane
His baseball glove
Sunny

14. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
Vicks Nose Drops
Holding hands with Jane
Sunny
A mental hospital

15. Who is Ward's date on Saturday night?
A cab driver
A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
Doesn't like anything
Jane Gallagher

16. Whom does Phoebe play the part of in the Christmas play?
Benedict Arnold
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
Two nuns

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

18. Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.
Gary Cooper
The Secret Goldfish
Vicks Nose Drops
Vicks Nose Drops

19. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
The Secret Goldfish
Pacifist
Vicks Nose Drops
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'

20. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because
Holden's dream job
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
A cab driver
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.

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

22. After Holden fights Stradlater - what does he think about?
A red hunting hat
A cab driver
Grand
Joining a monastery

23. How did Allie die?
A prostitute
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
Leukemia
Vicks Nose Drops

24. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
His baseball glove
'Secret slob'
A prostitute
Ward Stradlater

25. In what month does the novel take place?
Her Christmas money
Pacifist
'That everything always stayed right where it was'
December

26. After his fight with Stradlater - Holden claims that he is a
Sunny
Jane Gallagher
Pacifist
Vulgarity scrawled on walls

27. How did Allie die?
Vicks Nose Drops
A mental hospital
Leukemia
The 39 Steps

28. With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?
The 39 Steps
Pencey Prep
Vicks Nose Drops
Two nuns

29. What school did Holden get expelled from?
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.
Sunny
Pencey Prep
A prostitute

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

31. As he prepares to leave New York City - Holden repeatedly encounters
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
Holden's dream job
Holden's dream job
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot

32. Where is Holden when the novel begins?
A mental hospital
Pencey Prep
Allie Caulfield
Grand

33. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch - what does Holden do?
A prostitute
Joining a monastery
A record titled 'Little Shirley Beans'
He repeatedly insults Maurice - resulting in further physical punishment.

34. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden...
Vulgarity scrawled on walls
A prostitute
Holding hands with Jane
Joining a monastery

35. Just before he leaves her room - Phoebe gives Holden
A red hunting hat
Her Christmas money
Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper

36. Where do Sally and Holden go on their date?
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms'
Play checkers
To a matinee and a skating rink
Her Christmas money

37. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

38. What is one of Holden's least favorite words?
Grand
He has prematurely graying hair.
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Pretends he's a movie character who has been shot

39. Where does the title of the novel come from
A poem by Robert Burns
The ducks
A red hunting hat
Benedict Arnold

40. What is D.B.'s profession?
Allie Caulfield
He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him.
Likes Romeo and Juliet
Hollywood screenwriter

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

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

43. After his encounter with Maurice - Holden

44. Who is Holden's roommate in the dorm?
Benedict Arnold
Ward Stradlater
A red hunting hat
Leukemia

45. According to Holden - what item shows that Stradlater is a phony?
A cab driver
Joining a monastery
Likes Romeo and Juliet
His razor

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

47. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?
Shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob
He's just had an operation on his 'clavichord.'
To a matinee and a skating rink
Vicks Nose Drops

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

49. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team's trip to New York?
Hollywood screenwriter
A poem by Robert Burns
A red hunting hat
'That everything always stayed right where it was'

50. According to Holden - he knew he was happy when he was
Joining a monastery
Holding hands with Jane
The Secret Goldfish
His baseball glove