Catcher in the Rye

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How did Allie die? A.)World War II B.)a car accident C.)leukemia D.)polio

C.)leukemia

Holden's older brother. _________ wrote a volume of short stories that Holden admires very much

D.B. Caulfield

When the novel begins, Holden describes ______

watching a football game

What did Phoebe repeat to Holden multiple times to scare him?

"Daddy's going to kill you"

When Holden officially leaves Pencey in the middle of the night, he yells something down the hallway. What does he say?

"Sleep tight, ya morons!"

According to Holden, what is "the best thing" about the Museum of Natural History?

"That everything always stayed right where it was"

Earnest Morrow

A classmate of Holden's. Holden tells his mother that he is popular but sensitive, in actuality he is "doubtless the biggest bastard that ever went to Pencey"

Faith Cavendish

A former stripper. Holden found out about her from a friend and calls her from the Edmont to try to set up a date. But it's too late.

What does Holden buy for Phoebe?

A record titled "Little Shirley Beans"

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

A red hunting hat

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

A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel

What was the name of the taxi driver who cared about the fish? A.)Horwitz B.)Bill C.)Carl D.)Birdsell

A. Horwitz

After Holden fights Stradlater, what does he think about? A.)Joining a monastery. B.)Moving to a ranch in Colorado. C.)Jumping out a window. D.)Shooting Stradlater.

A.)Joining a monastery.

Which of the following was not one of Holden's teachers? A.)Luce B.)Vinson C.)Antolini D.)Spencer

A.)Luce

What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing? A.)Ossenburger B.)Merriman C.)Fawcett D.)Weiss

A.)Ossenburger

Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex? A.)Sunny B.)the guests at the Edmond Hotel C.)Mrs. Antolini D.)Faith Cavendish

A.)Sunny

Where does Holden get drunk? A.)Wicker Bar B.)Edmond Hotel C.)Lavender Room D.)Ernie's

A.)Wicker Bar

Where does the title of the novel come from? A.)a poem by Robert Burns B.)a game that Holden and Allie would play C.)a reference to Greek mythology D.)the title of Holden's favorite song

A.)a poem by Robert Burns

Holden's next-door neighbor in his dorm at Pencey Prep. ______ is a pimply, insecure boy with terrible dental hygiene. He often barges into Holden's room and acts completely oblivious to Holden's hints that he should leave

Ackley

the character whose teeth "looked like mosy and awful" who has "a lot of pimples" and "a terrible personality" is ...?

Ackley

Boys in the street/Boys in the park/Boys in the museum /Little girl with the skates

All represent Childhood Innocence

When Holden talks about feeling like hes diusappearing on teh street, he talks to

Allie

Who does Holden miss the most?

Allie

Holden's younger brother. ______ dies of leukemia three years before the start of the novel. Allie was a brilliant, friendly, red-headed boy—according to Holden, he was the smartest of the Caulfields

Allie Caulfield

Where does Mr. Antolini teach? A.)Princeton B.)N.Y.U C.)Juilliard D.)Columbia University

B. NYU

What two songs did the Carousel play? A.)Little Shirley Beans and B.)Oh Marie and Smoke Gets in your eyes

B. Oh Marie Smoke Gets in your eyes

Which sentence about Carl Luce's girlfriend is not true? A.)She is older than Carl. B.)She lives in Brooklyn. C.)She is a sculptress. D.)She is Chinese.

B.)She lives in Brooklyn.

After his fight with Stradlater, Holden claims that he is a/an ________. A.)anarchist B.)pacifist C.)sadist D.)wimp

B.)pacifist

23. What is the significance of Stradlater's razor? A.)foreshadows how Holden will attempt suicide B.)shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob C.)symbolizes the violence of adulthood D.)symbolizes adulthood

B.)shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob

Who told the digressing story? A.)Pete B.)Richard Kinsella C.)James Castle D.)Bob Robinson

B: Richard Kinsella

Phoebe has what part in the CHristmas Pagent for Americans?

Benedict Arnold

Who are the Dicksteins? A.)Holden's old Friends B.)Holden's cousins D.)Holden's neighbors E.)Twins from the Whooton School

C. Holden's Neighbors

What is Bernice bad at? A.)Singing B.)Dancing C.)conversing D.)Walking

C. conversing

Which character does Holden talk to during the course of the novel? A.)Jane Gallagher B.)D.B. Caulfield C.)Faith Cavendish D.)Hazle Weatherfield

C.)Faith Cavendish

Which of these statements is not true? A.)Holden dislikes Stradlater because he is a "secret slob." B.)Holden dislikes Ackley because he is a slob. C.)Holden dislikes Ernest Morrow because he is so well-respected. D.)Holden dislikes Dick Slagle because of his cheap suitcases.

C.)Holden dislikes Ernest Morrow because he is so well-respected.

Why does Holden dislike museums? A.)Holden's mother works in a museum B.)Museums remind him of Allie C.)Never changing, they remind Holden of other changes D.)Only phonies who want to appear intellectual visit museums

C.)Never changing, they remind Holden of other changes

Which of the following statements about Jane Gallagher is not true? A.)She represents Holden's inability to conceive of women as anything but entirely pure or entirely corrupt. B.)She represents innocent gender relations for Holden. C.)She represents Holden's contempt for phoniness. D.)Her relationship with her stepfather represents Holden's distrust of adult authority.

C.)She represents Holden's contempt for phoniness.

According to Holden, which item shows that Stradlater is a phony? A.)his suitcases B.)his hound's-tooth jacket C.)his razor D.)his baseball mitt

C.)his razor

A student at Columbia who was Holden's student advisor at the Whooton School. ______ is three years older than Holden and has a great deal of sexual experience

Carl Luce

the principal action of the book occurs around which major hioliday?

Christmas

James Castle

Classmate at Elkton Hills with Holden. He refused to take back something that he said. Jumped out of a window and died. Holden heard him land and saw him dead. Mr. Antolini covered him and took him to the infirmary

Carl Luce

Classmate of Holden's at the Whooton School. He meets Holden at Ernie's for drinks. Very mature. Dates a Chinese woman in her late thirties. Leaves Holden and Holden begs him to stay because he is lonely.

Harris Macklin

Could whistle really well

What bothered Holden when living with Dick Slagle? A.)His finger nails B.)His hair C.)His baseball mitt D.)His suitcase

D. His suitcase

Who is holden walking about in this "I mean if you tell -------------- something, she knows exactly what the hell you're talking about. I mean you can even take her anywhere with you." A.)Jane Gallagher B.)Sally Hayes C.)Lillian Simmons D.)Phoebe Caulfield

D. Phoebe Caulfield

Which of the following characters symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden? A.)Robert Ackley B.)D.B. Caulfield C.)Lillian Simmons D.)Allie Caulfield

D.)Allie Caulfield

Which prep school did Holden NOT attend? A.)Whooton B.)Elkton Hills C.)Pencey D.)Andover

D.)Andover

In what month does the novel take place? A.)May B.)November C.)January D.)December

D.)December

Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room. A.)Peter Lorre B.)Laurence Olivier C.)Alfred Lunt D.)Gary Cooper

D.)Gary Cooper

Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person? A.)He uses obscure French words and phrases. B.)He has a perpetual five-o'clock shadow. C.)He is 6'4". D.)He has prematurely graying hair.

D.)He has prematurely graying hair.

Which of the following things does Holden NOT like? A.)James Castle B.)Allie Caulfield C.)The nuns at Grand Central D.)Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms"

D.)Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms"

What is Phoebe's favorite movie? A.)The Doctor B.)The Wizard of Oz C.)Gone With the Wind D.)The 39 Steps

D.)The 39 Steps

What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home? A.)Potpourri B.)Cigar Smoke C.)Alcohol D.)Vicks Nose Drops

D.)Vicks Nose Drops

Which of the following items best symbolizes adulthood for Holden? A.)Little Shirley Beans record B.)Red hunting hat C.)Toenail clipper D.)Vicks Nose Drops

D.)Vicks Nose Drops

What is one of Holden's least favorite words? A.)fabulous B.)indeed C.)phony D.)grand

D.)grand

Aboiut what is Holden thinking as he "shoots the bull" with Mr. Spencer?

Ducks in a agoon in Central Park South

Maurice

Edmont elevator operator/pimp. Sends a prostitute up to Holden's room. After agreeing upon a price, he wants more. Holden has a fist-fight with him but he doesn't stand a chance

What is the only subject that Holden passed at Pencey Prep?

English

Mr. Antolini

Former English teacher at Elkton Hills. He was the one who finally picked up the body of James Castle. Holden retreats to his house and receives a long lecture. Plans to stay there until Tuesday, but while Holden is sleeping he begins to pet him.

Lillian Simmons

Former girlfriend of D.B., Holden runs into her at Ernie's

Phoebe enjoys writing stories about Hazel Weatherfield. WHich of the following is NOT true about Hazel in the stories?

Hazel's father is an old, ugly man who scares children, including Hazel.

Holden has reytrned early from the fencing meet because?

He lose the foils on the subway.

Holden was forced to return early to school from New York because ________

He lost the fencing team's equipment

Which of the following is NOT true about D.B.?

He loves to fish.

After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch, what does Holden do?

He repeatedly insults Maurice, resulting in further physical punishment

How does Holden involve himself in the world?

He tries to save it

Holden claims he can't sleep with Sunny because _________

He's just had an operation on his clavichord

Dr. Haas

Headmaster at the Elkton School

The protagonist and narrator of the novel, ______ is a sixteen-year-old junior who has just been expelled for academic failure from a school called Pencey Prep

Holden

Edgar Marsalla

Holden admires him because he farted in class

Red Hunting Hat

Holden always has this with him until he gives it to Phoebe after she gives him her Christmas money.

Ducks in the Pond/Fish

Holden constantly wonders what happens to these in winter

Central Park Carrousel

Holden goes here with Phoebe at the end of the story and realizes he is growing up and can't stop it

Christmas Tree Deliverers

Holden laughs at them as the struggle with something towards the end of the story. Shows how Holden looks at society

Louis Shaney

Holden liked him until he tried asking if Holden was Catholic

Museum of Natural History

Holden likes to go here because it never moves and always stays the same

Mrs. Morrow

Holden meets her on the train from Agerstown to New York City. He lies to her to spare her feelings concerning her son. Holden also tells her that he has a brain tumor

Nuns

Holden meets them in the sandwich bar. One is an English teacher. They discuss "Romeo and Juliet" over eggs. Holden gives them ten dollars as a contribution

Wicker Bar

Holden met Carl Luce here. Holden got very drunk and was told to go home. He went into the bathroom and dunked his head in cold water.

What is the difference between what Holden tells Mrs. morrow about her son, Ernest, and what Holden rezlly thinks about her son?

Holden says he is sensitive, whenm in truth, Ernest is as sensitive "as a toliet seat."

Graffiti

Holden sees this on the steps by the school and is upset that the little kids will see it.

Mr. Spencer

Holden's History teacher at Pency. Holden visits him before leaving school. He flunks Holden and reads his essay on "the Egyptians" aloud as an explanation. He smells like Vicks Nose Drops and is a bad throw. Trys to give Holden advice on life.

Horwitz

Holden's cab driver who he asks about the ducks in the pond

Ray Kinsella

Holden's classmate at Pencey They took Oral Expression together. Shy boy. Got a "D" in the class because they kept on yelling "Digression!" at him (183).

What or who is the "catcher in the rye"?

Holden's dream job

Jim Steele/Rudolph Schmidt

Holden's fake names/alias'

Elkton Hills

Holden's first school

Dick Slagle

Holden's roomate at Elkton Hills School. He had nice suitcases

Ward Stradlater

Holden's roomate at Pencey. Handsome and shallow. Asks Holden to write his composition for him and goes on a date with Jane Gallagher. Holden and him have a fist-fight.

Whooton School

Holden's second school

After saying that he is "sort of an atheist," Holden talks about....?

How disappointed his is in the disciples.

A girl with whom Holden spent a lot of time one summer, when their families stayed in neighboring summer houses in Maine. ________ never actually appears in The Catcher in the Rye, but she is extremely important to Holden, because she is one of the few girls whom he both respects

Jane Gallagher

Mr. Cudahay

Jane Gallagher's step-dad

Holden Caulfield

Main character of the book. Runs away from Pencey Prep and spends a the weekend in New York City.

_________ is the elevator operator at the Edmont Hotel, who procures a prostitute for Holden

Maurice

What happened wen Holden only gave the prostitute $5 instead of $10?

Maurice threatened and hurt Holden

In his conversation with the two nuns, Holden talks about Shakespeare's Romeon and Huliet, and he reveals that his favoirte character is...?

Meruction

Mrs. Antolini

Mr. Antolini's wife. Never in the same room as Mr. Antolini

Holden's former English teacher at the Elkton Hills School. __________ now teaches at New York University. He is young, clever, sympathetic, and likable, and Holden respects him

Mr. Antoloni

Who said " Life is a game, boy. Life is a game that one plays according to the rules."

Mr. Spencer

___________ is Holden's history teacher at Pencey Prep, who unsuccessfully tries to shake Holden out of his academic apathy

Mr. Spencer

the majority of the novel takes place in?

New York City

D.B. Caulfield

Older brother of Holden. Went to Hollywood to become a writer, Holden calls him a prostitute in Hollywood.

What dorm/hall does Holden live in?

Ossenburger Hall

What is the name of the school Holden is attending at the beginning of his story?

Pencey Prep

Dr. Thurmur

Pencey Prep Headmaster

Mal Brossard

Pencey wrestler who goes into town to get a burger and watch a movie with Holden. He is the only person Holden calls a friend.

Ossenburger

Pency alumnus who made a fortune opening funeral homes. Gave a speech in the Pency chapel. Has a building named after him at Pency.

Whioch of the folliwing is NOT a true statement about the night that Holden sneaks into his parents' apartment to see Phoebe?

Phebe has a bedspread covered with horses

Who does Holden keep saying he will call?

Phoebe

Who does Holden plan to meet at the museum?

Phoebe

________ is Holden's ten-year-old sister, whom he loves dearly. Although she is six years younger than Holden, she listens to what he says and understands him more than most other people do

Phoebe Caulfield

Although Phoebe's real middle name is "Josephine," she signs her name as ______

Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield

Ernie (from the piano bar)

Piano player at the bar who Holden says does not play the music right

All of the novels below- or their principal chartacter- are mentioned as favroite by Holden except...?

Pride and Prejudice

Which of the following series of descriptions best fits Holden's description of Allie?

Red haired,kindly, highly intelligent.

Robert Ackley

Roomed next to Holden at Pencey. No one liked him. Nosey and dirty. Holden took him along into town to be

Arthur Childs

Roomed with Holden at Whooten. Argues that the Disciples are good, because Jesus picked them but Holden thinks they were chosen randomly and they let Jesus down.

______ is a very attractive girl whom Holden has known and dated for a long time

Sally Hayes

Sally Hayes

She is very interested in the theater. Holden and she go on a date to see a play and then go skating at Radio City. Holden asks her to run away with him and then calls her names. She has a Christmas tree in need of

Buddy Singer

Singer in the Lavender Room who Holden says does not play the music right.

Holden says the school is full of "crooks" because why?

Someone stole his camel's hair jacket and his fur lined gloves out of his room.

Holden's roommate at Pencey Prep. _________ is handsome, self-satisfied, and popular, but Holden calls him a "secret slob," because he appears well groomed, but his toiletries, such as his razor, are disgustingly unclean

Stradlater

Holden tries to punch Stradlater immediately after __________

Stradlater refuses to answer Holden's questions about his date with Jane

Jane Gallagher

Stradlater's date and Holden's childhood friend.

The prostitute whom Holden hires through Maurice. _______ is one of a number of women in the book with whom Holden clumsily attempts to connect

Sunny

Edmont Hotel

The Hotel Holden was staying at with all the perverts

Lavender Room

The bar in the Edmont Hotel where Holden met the Grools, Buddy Singer was playing here

Wilhelm Stekel

The guy Mr. Antolini gets the quote from that he tells Holden

Kettle Drum Player

The only person Holden liked at the Radio Music Hall Christmas Show, because he played with passion.

Radio Music Hall/Christmas Show

The only thing Holden liked here was the kettle drum player. Holden though Jesus would be upset that there was a parade of lighted crosses in a show celebrating his life.

Sally Hayes Mother/Holden's Aunt

They always have to look good doing charity work and want recognition for it.

Holden's Parents

They are very rich. One is a businessman. The other doesn't sleep well. She's still traumatized over Allie. They are not very good parents.

Bernice Krebs, Laverne, Marty (The Grools")

Three girls that Holden meets in the Lanender Room. Tourists from Seattle. He dances with one of them. They spend their time looking for movie stars

At least twice in teh novel, Holden imagines...?

Walking around with a bullet in his gut

Catcher in the Rye

What Holden says he wants to be

What question doe sPhoebe ask which Holden fins difficult to answer?

What is one thing you like?

Grand Central Station

Where Holden kept his bags. Where Holden got on the train

Pencey Prep

Where Holden most recently went to school until he was kicked out and ran away

Ernie's Bar

Where Holden used to go with D.B. He sees Lillian Simmons here

Biltmore Hotel

Where Holden was to meet up with Sally

Central Park Pond

Where the ducks are and where the fish freeze for winter

Psychoanalysis

Who Holden tells his story to. Works at the California hospital. Keeps on asking Holden if he's going to apply himself.

Sunny

Young prostitute sent to Holden's room. Shallow, uneducated, and all-business. Holden and her only talk.

Allie Caulfield

Younger brother of Holden who died when he was young. He had a baseball glove that he wrote poems in. Holden talks to him when he is depressed.

Phoebe Caulfield

Younger sister of Holden. She is very smart and likes to write stories about a detective named Hazle Weatherfield. She wants Holden to succeed and lectures him about it, she also gives Holden her Christmas money.

________

_______

As a favor, Holden writes a composition for Stradlet about...?

a baseball mit covered in poetry

The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden

a prostitute

an extended metaphor or simile using symbolism; carries a second meaning

allegory

reference to something or someone; usually a famous thing presumably a famous person

allusion

a type of hero lacking heroic qualities; usually pathetic, antisocial, and lonely

anti-hero

Whast question does the phychoanalyst keep asking Holden?

are you going to apply yourself in school?

Where specifically does Holden imagin a curse word showiing up in his life?

at his grave site on his tombstone

WHy does Hodlen ebcome annoyed with Sally duroing the Lunts show?

because she loves the show and spends both intermissions talking to an "Ivy league phony" who also loved it and with whom she has many common aquaintances.

What was Phoebe's reaction to Holden's views of the world?

criticism

What does Holden do at the Lavender Room?

dances with three girls

Hold finds everything?

depressing

Phoebe chastises Holden because, in her mind, he _________

doesn't like anything

What kind of animals does Holden worry about in Central Park?

ducks

Holden has failed every subject except...?

english

As his closest comapnin, Phoebe supports Holdens decision to leave Pencey and cries with hoy that he will finally be coming home.

false

At the end of the novl, Holden coldly insists that he doesnt miss any of the people that he has just been talking about

false

Holden is extremely supportive of D.B.'s career

false

Holden is not planning to retur to Pencey int eh spring because he wants a more challenging academic atmosphere and feels he can better find that alesewhere.

false

Holden never contradicts himself

false

Holden never cries in the book

false

Holden thinks of calling Hane Gallagher serveral times throughout the course of the novel, andm infact, does call her twice.

false

J.D. Salinger never expalins the correlation and connection betwene the title of the book and its main chartacter.

false

Throughout the book, Holden constantly asks people toi deliver messages and is thrilled tha tthe messages are all delivered correctly.

false

WHen Phoebe meets Holden at the mueum, he insists that hshe go back to school rather thant agging along with him.

false

Allie died in a car accident

false (Leukemia)

Although Holden seems to enjoy drinking, he prefers to drink alone and rarely invites others to join him

flase

narrative technique that allows the author to present past events during current events

flashback

Holden fantasizes about

going west and pretending to be a deaf mute.

Holden thinks he looks very mature because....?

he has some gray hair.

Holden leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment because ________

he thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him

Holden missed Allie's funeral because...?

he was in the hospital with broken hands

Just before he leaves her room, Phoebe gives Holden _________

her Christmas money

As Holden makes his way back to the Edmont, he talks a freat deal about ...?

his own fear and "yellowness"

Ivy Leaguers

holden sees them at the Biltmore and says he feels bad for them

According to Holden, he knew he was happy when he was ________

holding hands with Jane

a huge exaggeration (ex: it's raining cats and dogs)

hyperbole

language that appeals to the senses, specifically sight to represent descriptive things

imagery

How does Holden see children?

innocent

a device when a writer expresses a contridicting phrase with an opposite meaning

irony

At breakfast, Holden is surprised that the nun ______

likes Romeo and Juliet

Holden often refers to himself as a

madman

When Jane Gallagher begins to cry in fron of Holden, her tear falls...?

onto a checkerboard

After leaving Phoebe, Holden goes to see Mr.Antolini, a man Holden admires partly because he...?

picked of Hames Castle's body

Holden remembers the way Jane Gallagher used to _______

play checkers

point from which the story is seen or told

point of view

After his encounter with Maurice, Holden ______

pretends he's a movie character who has been shot

While in NY for the fencing meet, Holden bought a ?

red hunting cap

According to Holden, Phoebe is___________ skinny.

roller skater

Contrasting him with the annoying and sloppy Ackley, Holden describes Stradlater as a(n) ________

secret slob

As Holden predicted, Sally is excited to _______

see the Lunts

When Phoebve meets Holden at the musuem

she is carrying a suitcase befcause she insits on comign with him

Holden pays Maurice to have a prostitue come biit him in his hotel room. WHen she arrives, Holden isnt disturbed by the fact that......

she refuses to sleep with him

What does Phoebe do witht he broken pieves of Holden's gift?

she says that shes going to keep them and places them in teh drawer of her bedside table.

Why does Holden like the way Estell Fletcher sings 'little Shirley Beans"?

she sings it "dixieland" and "whorehouse"

Mr.Antolini makes Holden uncomfortable because he..>?

strokes Holden's hiar while he is sleeping

objects, characters, etc used to represent other characteristic things (ex: Holden's hat)

symbolism (symbol)

What did Holden think of Ernest Morrows mother?

that she was oblivious

Holden feels depressed while he talks to the nuns because he tnotices

that the nuns are habing only tast and offee while he's eating bacon and eggs

Once back in New York, the first person Holden tries to invite for a drink is ______

the cab driver

Holden wonders about the fate of which animals in Central Park?

the ducks in the lagoon

Before he leaves Pencey, Holden thinks of his mother and the thought depresses him. What speciffically does Hodlen think about which makes him sad?

the fact that his mother bought him the wrong kind of ice skates.

What is Holden's dream job?

to be the "catcher in the rye"

Holden gets beat up twice in the novel

true

Holden hears Phoebe signian a song about the Cathcer in the Rye and later uses this terminology to describe his ideal job.

true

Holden insists that he is a consistent liar.

true

Holden is horrified by the way the exhibitionists in the museum never change.

true

WHen he meets Holdena t the Wicher Bar, Carl Luce says, "I refuse to answer typical Caulfield questions," which means that he does not want to asnwer any questions on sex or relationships.

true

While visiting Phoebe's school, he sees dozens of curse words written all over the walls and spends hours trying to wipe them off so the children will not see them.

true

As he prepares to leave New York City, Holden repeatedly encounters __________

vulgarity scrawled on walls

Sally Hayes

wants to skaiting partially because she wants to wear a short skirt that she knows will look good on her.

Holden makes the comment that he has not had sex partially because

when a girl asks him to stop he actually does

Holden describes Stradlater as being______ handsome because he's the "type of person your parents would look at and say, 'who's this boy?'"

yearbook


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