The Catcher in the Rye (Preethi Narayanan) quiz: 22 questions by Preethi248

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Chapters 11 - 26

Why didn't Holden's mother like Jane Gallagher?

She felt that Jane didn't dress properly
She felt that Jane and her mother talked about her behind her back
She didn't like Jane's father
She was crazy

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Who is Mr. Cadhay?

He is Jane Gallagher's step-father
He was the principle at Pencey prep
He was the bartender at Eddies' bar
He was the elevator man

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What is the first thing Holden ask his cab driver about?

Where the fish go during the winter
Where the ducks go during the winter
If he's been by the lagoon in Central park
How fish breathe in ice

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Why did Holden leave Eddies' when Lillian Simmons showed up?

He didn't want to be bored to death by sitting with her and her date
He wanted to go back to the hotel quickly
He wanted to check out central park and ask about the ducks
He was about to get kicked out because of the table next to him

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What does Holden relate the situation of not taking a cab to?

Not wanting to have a drink
Not wanting to get out of bed
Not wanting to go to school
Not wanting to ride an elevator

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How much does it cost to have a prostitute until noon?

five dollars
ten dollars
fifteen dollars
twenty dollars

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What does Holden do when he gets very depressed?

He picks up girls at a bar
He makes fun of his dorm mate
He wears his hunting cap
He talks to his dead brother out loud

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What was the difference between the fight with Stradlater and the fight with Maurice?

There wasn't a girl involved the first time
Holden didn't fell like fighting back the second time
Holden really felt like he was going to die the second time
Holden didn't resist the first time

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What is one word that Holden hates so much because it'd phony?

Lovely
Grand
Remarkable
Amazing

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What book did Holden talk about with the nuns?

Julius Ceasar
The Return of the Native
Romeo and Juliet
A Midsummer's Night Dream

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What does Holden help the girl at the skating rink with?

Tying her skates' laces
Finding her friend
Learning how to skate
Reading a book

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What did Holden do when he stopped at the playground?

Pushing a kid's swing
Sat down on a bench
Climbed the playstructure
Helped kids on the seesaw

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What show did Holden take Sally to?

The Grunts
The Lunts
The Runts
The Punts

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What did Holden say to Sally that made her cry?

"Open your ears."
" You give me a royal pain in the ass.."
"It'd be entirely different."
"What's the matter?"

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Holden had time to kill before he went to the bar to meet Carl Luce. Where did he go?

The movies at Radio City
Central park
The skating rink
The lake nearby

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What book did holden think was phony, and told his brother about it?

Julius Ceasar
Romeo and Juliet
A Farewell to Arms
The Great Gatsby

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What hotel is the Wicker Bar in?

The Hilton
The Miller
The Seton
The Lavender

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What college does Luce go to?

Princeton
Harvard
Columbia
Stanford

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What school did Holden and Luce go to at the same time?

Elkins
Whooton
Pencey
Alistar

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Who does Holden call first when he's drunk?

Sally Hayes
Jane Gallagher
Pheobe Caulfield
Mr. Sylvester

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What did Holden drop and break?

Pheobe's record
The wine glass
His watch
A plate

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Who did holden tell the elevator boy he was going to see?

The Gallaghers
The Dicksteins
The Hayes
The Caulfields

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