Catcher in the Rye
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