Catcher in the Rye Review

Who is Allie in "The Catcher in the Rye"?

• Holden's brother

• Holden's father

• Holden's friend

• Holden's teacher

What does Holden actually do after Allie's death?

• Punches all of the windows out of the family car

• Punches all the windows out of the garage

• Stops talking

• Doesn't stop crying

Holden wants to buy a for Phoebe called "Little Shirley Beans."

• book

• record

• movie

• comic book

Holden says the best thing about the museum is that

• the floor was stone

• everything was in glass cases

• everything always stayed the same

• there were Indians in a canoe

Which of Holden's siblings is dead?

• Phoebe

• D.B.

• Allie

Who was Holden's roommate at Pency?

• Robert Ackley

• Ward Stradlater

• Jane Gallagher

• J. D. Salinger

Holden claims that Stradlater is

• friendly but dishonest

• intelligent and helpful

• handsome but a slob

• athletic but not a good student

How does Holden react when he sees profanity written on the wall where Phoebe and her friends might see it?

• He's angry and tries to erase it

• He laughs about it

• Secretive, because he's the one who wrote it

• He is confused and wonders who wrote it

What does the narrator in "Catcher in the Rye" really want?

• to find love

• to make money

• to gain power

• to stop time

“Catcher in the Rye” is a book about clinging to what?

• Clinging to innocence

• Clinging to wealth

• Clinging to fame

• Clinging to power