Interesting Catcher In The Rye Novel Quiz

41 Questions | By Tstifle | Updated: Mar 19, 2022 | Attempts: 395

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1.

Where is Pencey Prep?
- A.
  
  Hollywood
- B.
  
  New York
- C.
  
  Pennsylvania
- D.
  
  Maine
2.

What subject is Holden passing?
- A.
  
  History
- B.
  
  Math
- C.
  
  Science
- D.
  
  English
3.

Who does Holden go see during the big game?
- A.
  
  Old Spencer
- B.
  
  Ossenburger
- C.
  
  Ed Banky
- D.
  
  Rudolf Schmidt
4.

What does Jane Gallagher like to do when she plays checkers?
- A.
  
  Lose on purpose
- B.
  
  Have her Doberman pinscher with her for good luck
- C.
  
  Only play with the red checkers
- D.
  
  Leave all of her kings in the back row
5.

What does Holden write Stradlater's composition about?
- A.
  
  His house back home
- B.
  
  His brother Allie's baseball mit
- C.
  
  The garage in Maine
- D.
  
  Their dormatory room
6.

Why is Holden so nervous when Stradlater is out on his date?
- A.
  
  He doesn't like hanging out with Ackley and Mal Brossard
- B.
  
  He is afraid of his parents reaction to getting kicked out of another school
- C.
  
  He likes Jane Gallagher, the girl Stradlater is out with
- D.
  
  He's thinking about his brother's death
7.

How does Holden feel when people give him presents?
- A.
  
  Happy
- B.
  
  Annoyed because it isn't what he wanted
- C.
  
  Apathetic, doesn't care one way or another
- D.
  
  Depressed
8.

Who did Holden call after he checked into the hotel?
- A.
  
  Jane Gallagher
- B.
  
  Sally Hayes
- C.
  
  Faith Cavendish
- D.
  
  Eddie Birdsell
9.

Who is Phoebe?
- A.
  
  Holden's girlfriend
- B.
  
  Holden's sister
- C.
  
  Holden's neighbor
- D.
  
  Holden's Doberman pinscher
10.

What was the name of the bar in the hotel Holden was staying at?
- A.
  
  The Stork Club
- B.
  
  Ernie's
- C.
  
  El Morocco
- D.
  
  The Lavendar Lounge
11.

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12.

What is the name of the album Holden buys for his sister?
- A.
  
  I Know My Love
- B.
  
  Radio City Christmas
- C.
  
  Little Shirley Beans
- D.
  
  The Lunts
13.

When Holden is walking to the Museum of Natural History he thinks about how all of the exhibits in the glass boxes stayed the same, but what would be different?
- A.
  
  The museum guards
- B.
  
  You, the person who was looking at the exhibit
- C.
  
  The teacher, Miss AAigeltinger
- D.
  
  The kid who was his partner in line the last time
14.

When Holden was waiting for Sally Hayes in front of the Biltmore, what is his impression of the girls he sees?
- A.
  
  It was really nice sightseeing
- B.
  
  They all had inferiority complexes
- C.
  
  That the guys they were with were boring
- D.
  
  He isn't interested because he know Sally is better looking than any of them
15.

After seeing the Lunt's show, where does Sally suggest she and Holden go?
- A.
  
  To dinner at the Biltmore
- B.
  
  Dancing at the Wicker Bar
- C.
  
  To her house to trim the Christmas tree
- D.
  
  Ice skating at Radio City
16.

After Holden insults Sally, what does he do next?
- A.
  
  Goes to Radio City and watches the war movie about a duke named Alec
- B.
  
  Has a drink with Carl Luce at the Wicker Bar
- C.
  
  Drops Phoebe's album in Central Park
- D.
  
  Looks for the ducks in the lagoon in Central Park South
17.

What does Holden say he would do if he were in a war?
- A.
  
  Kill anybody who was a "bastard" whether they were in the Army or a Nazi
- B.
  
  Volunteer to sit on top of the atomic bomb
- C.
  
  Stare at the back of the neck of the soldier in front of him
- D.
  
  Kill himself before he'd join the Army
18.

Who does Holden meet at the Wicker bar for a drink?
- A.
  
  Tina and Janine
- B.
  
  Valencia
- C.
  
  Mr. Antolini
- D.
  
  Carl Luce from the Whooten School
19.

When Holden gets really drunk, what does he fantasize?
- A.
  
  That he's been shot by Rocky's mob and bleeding from his gut
- B.
  
  Taking Allie to go shooting with Bobby Fallon and his BB gun
- C.
  
  Being an indian in the Museum of Natural History
- D.
  
  That he was Alec from the war movie he saw at Radio City
20.

What happens when Holden is walking into Central Park?
- A.
  
  He's jumped by Maurice
- B.
  
  He calls Sally Hayes
- C.
  
  He calls Jane Gallahger
- D.
  
  He drops Phoebe's album and it breaks into pieces
21.

Stradlater asked Holden for two "big favors". First, to _______________, and then to ____________.
- A.
  
  Go out with Jane Gallagher; borrow his coat
- B.
  
  Go out with Jane Gallagher; write his composition
- C.
  
  Borrow his coat; write his composition
- D.
  
  Borrow his typewriter; borrow his coat
22.

Holden introduced himself to Mrs. Morrow on the train as _________________ who is really ________________.
- A.
  
  Mr. Spencer; his social studies teacher
- B.
  
  Robert Ackley; his dorm neighbor
- C.
  
  Carl Luce; his adviser at the Whooten school
- D.
  
  Rudolf Schmidt; the janitor at Pency
23.

Where were the three girls Holden danced with at the Lavender from?
- A.
  
  Seattle, Washington
- B.
  
  New York
- C.
  
  Agerstown, Pennsylvania
- D.
  
  Hollywood
24.

What did Holden share with Jane that he hadn't shared with anyone else?
- A.
  
  His feelings about the movies
- B.
  
  His poetry and stories he had written
- C.
  
  His brother Allie's baseball mitt
- D.
  
  His athletic abilities in tennis and golf
25.

What was the name of the taxi driver that discussed the ducks in the lagoon in Central Park South with Holden?
- A.
  
  Ernie
- B.
  
  Commander Blop
- C.
  
  Horwitz
- D.
  
  Ed Banky