The Catcher in the Rye Ch. 3 Reading Quiz

Holden says he's a terrific

• friend

• Bs'er

• writer

• liar

What is Holden's dorm named after? Choose as many as are correct.

• Ossenburger

• donations from various organizations

• alumni

• funeral home owner

What was the best part of having a guest speaker?

• someone heckled him

• someone farted

• someone burped

• the microphone cut out and it was over sooner

What did Holden buy that morning?

• a red hunting hat

• a plaid hunting cap

• a NY Yankees hat

• a NY Mets hat

Character Identification

Groups:

(a) Ward Stadlater

,

(b) Robert Ackley

,

(c) Holden

• "made you say everything twice"

• horses around when bored

• a lot of pimples

• generous at some things

• lousy teeth

• "I'm quite illiterate, but I read a lot."

• conceited

• Holden's roomate

• always in a big hurry

• never took the hint

susceptible to take some undesirable action

• falsetto

• undertaking

• compulsory

• liable

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) undertaking

,

(b) compulsory

,

(c) hoarse

,

(d) falsetto

• Mandatory or required

• Very high in pitch

• related to the funeral business

•  husky in sound

conceited- choose all that are correct

•  Having or showing an excessively high opinion of oneself;

• vain or narcissistic

• uptight

• excessively smart

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Ackley

,

(b) Stradlater

,

(c) Holden

• reads a lot of classical books

• is going to hunt people

• walks around without a shirt

• always cleaning his fingernails

• has a date

Holden is characterized as all of the following except

• quick to judge others

• hypocritical

• mature

• sarcastic