Catcher in the Rye Full book quiz

Who is Holden Caulfield?

• He is a writer for a New York newspaper.

• He is a sixteen year old student at a prep school in Pennsylvania.

• He is a psychiatrist at a well-known hospital in California.

• He is an up and coming movie star in Hollywood.

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Where is Holden as he narrates the story?

• He is at his parents' house in New York.

• He is on a plane flying to Europe.

• He is in the school library.

• He is at a rest home in California.

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Why wasn't Holden at the big football game?

• He couldn't afford the ticket.

• He was on academic probation and was not allowed to attend any extra-curricular activities.

• He had just returned to school with the fencing team and had to see his history teacher.

• He had to finish a term paper that was due the next Monday.

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Why wouldn't Holden be back to Pencey after Christmas vacation?

• He had been expelled because he failed four of five subjects.

• He had lost his athletic scholarship and could not afford the tuition.

• He had been given an early acceptance to college and was starting the next semester.

• His father was sick and he had to go to work to help support the family.

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What "dirty trick" did Mr. Spencer pull on Holden?

• He orally read back Holden's exam answer and the note Holden had written.

• He had a surprise going away party, even though Holden had said he didn't want a party.

• He pretended to be dead to scare Holden.

• He called Holden's parents while Holden was present and discussed his (Holden's) situation with them.

Who was Robert Ackley?

• He was tall and athletic, with a good sense of humor.

• He was fair-skinned and had a large birthmark on his right cheek. He was intelligent and friendly.

• He was short and heavy with a mean disposition.

• He had a pimply face. He was a nuisance and rather nasty.

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Who was Stradlater?

• He was Holden's English professor. He tried to encourage Holden to stay in school.

• He was the coach of the fencing team. He wanted Holden to pay for the lost equipment.

• He was Holden's good-looking, but conceited roommate.

• He was a shy boy who lived down the hall from Holden.

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Identify Jane Gallagher.

• She was the sister of a boy on the fencing team. She usually attended the games, hoping to attract Holden's attention.

• She had lived next door to Holden before he came to Pencey. They played checkers and became good friends.

• He was the headmaster's daughter. Holden had been dating her until her father made them stop seeing each other.

• She was the daughter of his mother's best friend. Holden introduced her to Stradlater because he didn't want to date her himself.

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Why doesn't Holden go down to see Jane?

• He wasn't in the mood.

• Stradlater threatened to punch him if he did.

• He didn't think she would remember him.

• He didn't want to get stuck taking her out.

About what did Holden write Stradlater's composition?

• It was about his bedroom when he was a little boy.

• It was about the inside of a New York subway car.

• It was about the shower stall between his room and the adjoining one.

• It was about his dead brother's baseball glove.

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