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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat happened to the composition Holden wrote for Stradlater?Stradlater turned it in and got an "A."Stradlater insulted Holden about the topic, and Holden ripped it up.The English teacher recognized Holden's style and failed Stradlater.Stradlater didn't use it, because Jane wrote one that he liked better.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Stradlater hit Holden?Holden cursed at Stradlater for stretching out his jacket.Holden refused to turn the lights out and stop smoking.Holden called him a moron and then threw a punch at him.It was Stradlater's way of showing that he didn't want Holden to leave the school.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhere did Holden decide to go?He thought he would go to California to see his brother.He decided to visit Jane Gallagher.He thought it best to go directly to his parents' house.He decided to leave Pencey early and stay in a hotel in New York for a few days.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Holden assume people will think he looks older than he is?Because he is still bloody from the fight.He has quite a bit of gray hair.He's pretty loaded.He looks and acts older than he looks.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhom did Holden meet on his train ride? Why did he lie to her?He met a friend of his mother's. He lied because he was afraid she would tell his mother she saw him.He met the mother of a school-mate. He lied, because he wanted the mother to feel proud of her son and he wanted to tell her what she wanted to hear.He met a friend who had graduated from Pencey the previous year. He lied because he was embarrassed to admit that he had flunked out.He met one of his teachers from elementary school. He lied, because she had always had a good opinion of him and he didn't want to change that.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWho is Phoebe?. She is Holden's little sister, who he likes a lot.She is an old friend of Holden's brother.She is Holden's aunt, in whom he confides.She is a playmate from his early childhood.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceIdentify Bernice, Marty and Laverne.They are three chambermaids in the hotel where Holden stays.They are characters in a short story Holden is writing.They are three women whom Holden met and danced with in the Lavender Room.They are Jane Gallagher's school friends. Holden met them in the hotel dining room.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceDescribe Holden's relationship with Jane Gallagher.They have been romantically involved for over a year, although they are currently having a disagreement because Jane wants to date others and Holden doesn't.They seem to be good friends, playing checkers, going to movies, and talking, but there was no advanced romantic involvement between them.They used to be romantically involved, but now they can't stand each other.They have only spoken a few times, but Holden would like to get to know her better.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Holden have to leave Ernie's?They evicted him because he was underage.He ran out of money.He was drunk and felt like he was going to get sick.He didn't want to sit with his brother's friend and her date.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat do we learn about Holden from his diversion about his gloves being stolen at Pencey?He calls himself a coward, but he is really too humane to hurt anyone.He is very selfish and materialistic.He will jump at any chance to fight.Possessions don't mean a lot to him.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the "big mess" Holden got into when he got back to the hotel after being at Ernie's?He was drunk and lost his temper. He started destroying the furniture and punching holes in the walls in his room. The hotel security came to subdue him.He was being chased by a group of young boys. He ran into the hotel for safety, and they followed him in. The management came to his rescue.He didn't have enough money to pay his cab fare. The cab driver followed him into the hotel and up to his room, complaining loudly that Holden had not paid.The elevator operator set him up with a prostitute and told him the fee was $5.00. When she arrived, he decided he didn't want her services, and paid her the $5.00. She said it was $10.00, but Holden refused to pay the extra $5.00.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Maurice hit Holden?Maurice was roughing Holden up to make him pay Sunny the extra fee. Holden called Maurice a dirty moron, so Maurice hit him in the stomach.Holden had made insulting remarks about the caliber of the hotel, the prostitute, and Maurice's job. Maurice didn't want to hear it from a teenager, so he hit Holden to shut him up.Sunny had lied and told Maurice that Holden had hit her. Maurice believed he was defending Sunny.Maurice was just a bully. He enjoyed roughing up the young rich boys.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceHolden said he felt like committing suicide. Why didn't he?He wanted to write a letter to Phoebe first, but didn't have paper or a pencil, so he decided to wait.He was afraid he might not succeed, and then he would have to face his parents.He didn't want a bunch of "stupid rubbernecks" looking at him all gory.He was going to jump out the window, but he couldn't get it open. He got tired of trying, and fell asleep.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceIdentify Sally Hayes.She was the girl his roommate, Stradlater, often dated. Holden was mad at him for going out with Jane, so he decided to get even by taking Sally out.She was the receptionist at the hotel. She saw that Holden was having some difficulties and offered to call a doctor or one of his friends to help him.She was another girl who worked with Maurice. She tried to seduce Holden, but he wisely refused this time.She was a girl Holden sometimes dated. He didn't like her too much, but he thought she was good looking.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhom did Holden meet at the sandwich bar? What did they talk about?He met Sunny. They talked about what had happened the night before.He met two nuns. They talked about literature and Holden's views on Romeo and Juliet.He met Stradlater. They talked about school and Holden's personal problems.He met Ernie, the piano player. They talked about Holden's brother.
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