Take The Novel Quiz On The Catcher In The Rye!

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    "This is a people shooting hat," Holden tells a classmate in reference to:

    • His Pencey Prep uniform cap
    • His high school baseball cap
    • A deer-hunting cap
    • A stocking cap knitted by his sister, Phoebe
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Did you read "The Catcher in the Rye?" It is a story by JD Salinger, which was partially published in serial form in 1945-1946 and then as a novel in 1951. It was initially intended for adults. However, most of its popularity comes from high school and college kids reading the book. Take this quiz and see what you know.

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  • 2. 

    After his younger brother's death from leukemia, Holden:

    • Went up on the roof and wouldn't come down

    • Broke his hand smashing windows

    • Stole his grandmother's car and drove to Manhattan

    • Let his neighbor's sheep out of their pen

    Correct Answer
    A. Broke his hand smashing windows
    Explanation
    He slept in the garage the night his brother Allie died, and smashed the windows "just for the hell of it."

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  • 3. 

    The prostitute who comes to Holden's hotel room is named:

    • Sunny

    • Trixie

    • Magdalena

    • Jane

    Correct Answer
    A. Sunny
    Explanation
    Holden doesn't have sex with Sunny, but he pays her anyway. Later, he is threatened by the elevator operator Maurice over the agreed-upon price.

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  • 4. 

    Holden's classmate James Castle killed himself by what method?

    • He slit his wrists in an empty locker room.

    • He jumped from a school window.

    • He stepped in front of an express train.

    • He overdosed on pills stolen from his mother.

    Correct Answer
    A. He jumped from a school window.
    Explanation
    Castle leaped out a window at Elkton Hills School after being tormented by classmates. "Nobody would even go near" the body until the teacher Mr. Antolini stepped up.

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  • 5. 

    From his room at the Edmont Hotel, Holden sees a man in a nearby building:

    • Smoking marijuana

    • Setting the curtains on fire

    • Playing a violin in the nude

    • Wearing women's lingerie

    Correct Answer
    A. Wearing women's lingerie
    Explanation
    The "very distinguished-looking guy" then puts on a tight dress and "started walking up and down the room, taking these very small steps, the way a woman does, and smoking a cigarette and looking at himself in the mirror. He was all alone, too."

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  • 6. 

    Holden describes as "being perverty" the unwanted attention of:

    • Former teacher Mr. Antolini

    • Teacher Mr. Spencer

    • Fellow student Robert Ackley

    • Cab driver Horwitz

    Correct Answer
    A. Former teacher Mr. Antolini
    Explanation
    Mr. Antolini was "sort of petting" Holden's head as he slept on the couch in Antolini's apartment. Holden makes an excuse and rushes out, though it's the middle of the night.

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  • 7. 

    Narrator Holden Caulfield frequently refers to sex as:

    • Trotting her out

    • Feeling her fabric

    • Giving her the time

    • Giving her the business

    Correct Answer
    A. Giving her the time
    Explanation
    Holden tries to punch his roommate Stradlater because he won't say whether he "gave the time" to Holden's former neighbor Jane Gallagher.

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  • 8. 

    Former classmate Carl Luce is seen by his peers as an authority on homosexual celebrities, whom Holden calls:

    • Poofs

    • Twinks

    • Flits

    • Woots

    Correct Answer
    A. Flits
    Explanation
    "All you had to do was mention somebody -- anybody -- and old Luce'd tell you if he was a flit or not. ... Some of the ones he said were flits were even married."

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  • 9. 

    Holden says "Jesus probably would've puked" if he were to see:

    • The living nativity in Central Park

    • The FAO Schwarz Christmas display

    • The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree

    • The Radio City Music Hall Christmas show

    Correct Answer
    A. The Radio City Music Hall Christmas show
    Explanation
    He expresses this opinion to his date, Sally Hayes, who calls him a "sacriligeous atheist."

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  • 10. 

    Though he drinks several Scotch and sodas in the course of the story, Holden says he prefers:

    • Rum and coke

    • Frozen daiquiris

    • Harvey's Bristol Cream

    • Chocolate milk

    Correct Answer
    A. Frozen daiquiris
    Explanation
    Holden mentions that he drinks several Scotch and sodas throughout the story, but he states a preference for frozen daiquiris. This indicates that frozen daiquiris are his preferred choice of drink over the other options listed.

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