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  In J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, who did Holden Caulfield hate the most? see if you know the answer
Answered: 7017 times
Correct: 6154 times (80.4%)
Difficulty: easy
Incorrect: 863 times (11.3%)
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  What novel does Holden Caufield reference in his opening statement of "The Catcher in the Rye?" see if you know the answer
Answered: 15913 times
Correct: 7241 times (34.0%)
Difficulty: difficult
Incorrect: 8672 times (40.7%)
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  J.D. Salinger, aside from writing "The Catcher in the Rye", wrote a body of short stories and novellas about a fictional family of geniuses. Who is this family? see if you know the answer
Answered: 21392 times
Correct: 12635 times (41.4%)
Difficulty: medium
Incorrect: 8757 times (28.7%)
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  The Catcher in the Rye includes frequent imagery from which war? see if you know the answer
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Correct: 238 times (9.2%)
Difficulty: really really difficult
Incorrect: 1581 times (61.2%)
Skipped: 763 times (29.6%)
  In THE CATCHER IN THE RYE the main characters sister is named? see if you know the answer
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Correct: 3387 times (65.1%)
Difficulty: medium
Incorrect: 782 times (15.0%)
Skipped: 1032 times (19.8%)
  How many siblings does Holden Caulfield have in The Catcher in the Rye (living and dead)? see if you know the answer
Answered: 1382 times
Correct: 447 times (28.8%)
Difficulty: difficult
Incorrect: 935 times (60.2%)
Skipped: 172 times (11.1%)
  Why is the fencing team mad at Holden Caulfield in the beginning of The Catcher in the Rye?
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Answered: 11359 times
Correct: 5656 times (35.7%)
Difficulty: difficult
Incorrect: 5703 times (36.0%)
Skipped: 4469 times (28.2%)
  "If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap..."
From which book are these famous first lines? 		see if you know the answer
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Correct: 15446 times (78.7%)
Difficulty: easy
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  Who was Holden's last roommate at Pency Prep?
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Correct: 639 times (35.1%)
Difficulty: difficult
Incorrect: 561 times (30.8%)
Skipped: 621 times (34.1%)
  Who was Holden Caulfield's roommate at Pencey Prep?
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Answered: 1328 times
Correct: 1079 times (59.3%)
Difficulty: medium
Incorrect: 249 times (13.7%)
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  What novel is quoted here? "Sleep tight, ya morons!" see if you know the answer
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Correct: 1009 times (51.2%)
Difficulty: medium
Incorrect: 475 times (24.1%)
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  To what book does Holden Caulfield make reference in the opening paragraph of The Catcher in the Rye?The Catcher in the Rye see if you know the answer
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Correct: 1061 times (70.8%)
Difficulty: easy
Incorrect: 303 times (20.2%)
Skipped: 135 times (9.0%)
  In the novel The Catcher in the Rye, what role is Phoebe Caulfield playing in her school Christmas play?The Catcher in the Rye see if you know the answer
Answered: 1079 times
Correct: 346 times (23.5%)
Difficulty: difficult
Incorrect: 733 times (49.9%)
Skipped: 391 times (26.6%)
  Whom does Holden Caulfield misquote when he utters the line "If a body catch a body comin' through the rye"?The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye see if you know the answer
Answered: 1747 times
Correct: 729 times (30.5%)
Difficulty: difficult
Incorrect: 1018 times (42.5%)
Skipped: 646 times (27.0%)
  Of which of the characters listed below does Holden Caulfield recall that while playing checkers, she always kept her kings in the back row?The Catcher in the Rye see if you know the answer
Answered: 984 times
Correct: 314 times (22.7%)
Difficulty: difficult
Incorrect: 670 times (48.3%)
Skipped: 402 times (29.0%)
  In Catcher in the Rye, what is the name of the song on the record Holden buys for his sister Phoebe?The Catcher in the Rye see if you know the answer
Answered: 918 times
Correct: 362 times (28.0%)
Difficulty: difficult
Incorrect: 556 times (43.0%)
Skipped: 375 times (29.0%)
  In The Catcher in the Rye, who does holden call when he is drunk? see if you know the answer
Answered: 1835 times
Correct: 791 times (32.8%)
Difficulty: difficult
Incorrect: 1044 times (43.3%)
Skipped: 578 times (24.0%)
  What was the name of Holden Caufield's little brother who died of leukemia?
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Answered: 472 times
Correct: 207 times (37.4%)
Difficulty: difficult
Incorrect: 265 times (47.8%)
Skipped: 82 times (14.8%)
  "If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth"

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Answered: 2195 times
Correct: 1847 times (79.1%)
Difficulty: easy
Incorrect: 348 times (14.9%)
Skipped: 140 times (6.0%)
  The title of The Catcher in the Rye is a reference to a dream of Holden Caulfield's for his future. What is the dream? see if you know the answer
Answered: 1526 times
Correct: 1076 times (62.2%)
Difficulty: medium
Incorrect: 450 times (26.0%)
Skipped: 203 times (11.7%)
  What 2 words does Holden Caulfield often say in The Catcher in the Rye? see if you know the answer
Answered: 1580 times
Correct: 1363 times (76.8%)
Difficulty: easy
Incorrect: 217 times (12.2%)
Skipped: 195 times (11.0%)
  What is unusual about how Holden Caulfield looks in The Catcher in the Rye? see if you know the answer
Answered: 1427 times
Correct: 970 times (57.0%)
Difficulty: medium
Incorrect: 457 times (26.9%)
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  What hat does Holden Caulfield wear throughout The Catcher in the Rye? see if you know the answer
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Correct: 858 times (48.4%)
Difficulty: medium
Incorrect: 558 times (31.5%)
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  Famous first line: "If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth." see if you know the answer
Answered: 1887 times
Correct: 1740 times (86.3%)
Difficulty: easy
Incorrect: 147 times (7.3%)
Skipped: 129 times (6.4%)
  In the beginning of The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield reads a book that the library gave to him by mistake. What is this book?

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Answered: 1123 times
Correct: 305 times (20.8%)
Difficulty: difficult
Incorrect: 818 times (55.9%)
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  Other than his brother, D.B., who is Holden Caulfield's favorite author?

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Correct: 269 times (17.5%)
Difficulty: very difficult
Incorrect: 923 times (59.9%)
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  In "The Catcher in the Rye," why does Holden love museums? The Catcher in the Rye see if you know the answer
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Correct: 673 times (51.4%)
Difficulty: medium
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  In "The Catcher in the Rye," what is the name of the bar where Holden gets drunk? The Catcher in the Rye see if you know the answer
Answered: 955 times
Correct: 258 times (19.2%)
Difficulty: very difficult
Incorrect: 697 times (51.8%)
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  What is the name of the school Holden is attending at the beginning of The Catcher in the Rye? see if you know the answer
Answered: 1199 times
Correct: 906 times (64.7%)
Difficulty: medium
Incorrect: 293 times (20.9%)
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  In J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, what is Holden's brother's name? The Catcher in the Rye see if you know the answer
Answered: 1019 times
Correct: 807 times (65.0%)
Difficulty: medium
Incorrect: 212 times (17.1%)
Skipped: 223 times (18.0%)
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