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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhen Holden left the fencing team's equipment on the subway they reacted by _________ him.ostracizingalluringembracingreassuring
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhere is Holden as he narrates the story?He is at his parents' house in New YorkHe is on a plane flying to Europe.He is in the school library.He is at a rest home in California.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhy wasn't Holden at the big football game?He couldn't afford the ticket.He was on academic probation and was not allowed to attend.He had just returned to school with the fencing team and had to see his history teacher.He had to finish a term paper that was due the next Monday.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhy wouldn't Holden be back to Pencey after Christmas vacation?He had been expelled because he failed four of five subjects.He had lost his athletic scholarship and could not afford tuition.He had been given an early acceptance to college and was starting the next semester.His father was sick and he had to go to work to help support the family.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWho is Robert Ackley?He was tall and athletic, with a good sense of humor.He was fair-skinned and had a large birthmark on his right cheek. He was intelligent and friendly.He was short and heavy with a mean disposition.He had a pimply face. He was a nuisance and rather nasty.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWho is Stadlater?He was Holden's English professor. He tried to encourage Holden to stay in school.He was the coach of the fencing team. He wanted Holden to pay for the lost equipment.He was Holden's good-looking, but conceited roommate.He was a shy boy who lived down the hall from Holden.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceIdentify Jane Gallagher.She was the sister of a boy on the fencing team.She had lived next door to Holden before he came to Pencey. They played checkers and became good friends.He was the headmaster's daughter. Holden had been dating her until her father made them stop.She was the daughter of his mother's best friend. Holden introduced her to Stradlater.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Holden write about for Stradlater's composition?About his bedroom, when he was a little boy.About the inside of a New York subway car.About the shower stall between his room and the adjoining one.About his dead brother's baseball glove.
- 9. 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.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWho is the author of Catcher in the Rye?Holden CaulfieldJD SalingerDB SalingerDB Caulfield
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat school does Holden attend?WhootonElkPenceyCHS
- 12. Multiple ChoiceIn what town is Pencey Prep located?NYCHollywoodAgerstownEast Egg
- 13. Multiple ChoiceHolden says what about lying?He is a fantastic liarHe hates liarsAllie was the biggest liar of the familyBoth A and B
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat happened to Allie?He moved to HollywoodHe still lives with Holden's parentsHe died of leukemiaWho's Allie?
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Holden write about in his essay for Mr. Spencer's class?Native AmericansSpaniardsThe HolocaustEgyptians
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat word does Holden use most?KidOldPhonyNone of the above
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhere does Holden go after his expulsion?New York CityPenceyPhiladelphiaHome
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Holden bring up in his cab ride?His red hatThe ducks in central parkHis lousy gradesJane Gallagher
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWho did Holden call as soon as he reached his hotel in NY?Jane GallagherHis MomFaith CavendishPhoebe Caulfield
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following does NOT express Holden's beliefs about girls?"If you don't really like a girl, you shouldn't horse around with her at all.""I made a rule I was going to quit horsing around with girls that, deep down, gave me a pain in the ass.""Don't take no for an answer.""If you do like her, then you're supposed to like her face..."
- 21. 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.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat is written on Allie's glove?poetryshort story ideasbaseball scoresjokes
- 23. Multiple ChoiceHolden remarks that Stradlater is actuallya "phony."a "secret slob."a poor student.a good guy.
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat fact about Stradlater caused Holden to worry about his date with Jane?He is sexually experienced.He is violent.He steals.He is unfaithful.
- 25. Multiple ChoiceA synonym for "ostracized" isnot genuinesword fightingcountlessexcluded from society
- 26. Multiple ChoiceHolden tries to not be violent and actually admits he is a(n) ___________.pacifistknightantagonistcivilian
- 27. Multiple Choicederiving pleasure from inflicting pain on anothersadisticnonchalantputridgory
- 28. Multiple ChoiceHolden suspects that Stradlater will fail to treasure Jane because he is a womanizing creep and will most likely just try to score with her. This fact gives Holden _________.anxietyconfusiongriefhappiness
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhen Mal Brossard and Holden decide to take a bus into town for the night, Holden convinces Mal to let Ackley accompany them. Holden worries that otherwise "the kid will just sit in the dorm all night and pick his pimples." This action tells us that Holden is ___________.considerateselfishbrashsad
- 30. Multiple ChoiceAllie died when he was only eleven years old, and Holden was thirteen. Allie's death a major factor in understanding Holden and why he feels so disillusioned with everything and is so protective of children and people whom he considers innocent.TrueFalse
- 31. Multiple ChoiceHow does Holden say goodbye to Pencey Prep?yells down the hall "sleep tight, ya morons!"leaves without saying a word to anyonegetting into a snowball fight with his classmatesattending the last fencing competition
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWho is Rudolf Schmidt?the name of a janitor at Pencey, which Holden lies is his name when he meets a classmate's mother on the train.Ackley's roommate, and also the name Holden books the hotel underThe son of the woman Holden meets on the trainthe name of the principal at Holden's last scho
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhen Holden first arrives in New York City -- before checking into his hotel -- he goes to a pay phone and calls _________?His brother, D.B.JaneHis sisterno one
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWho is Holden's best friend?His sister, PhoebeHis brother, D.B.Jane GallagherFaith Cavendish
- 35. 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.
- 36. 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.
- 37. 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.
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhom did Holden meet on his train ride? Infer why he lied 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 lied, because she had always had a good opinion of him and he didn't want to change that.
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhat "dirty trick" did Mr. Spencer pull on Holden?He orally read back Holden's exam answer and the note Holden had written.He had a surprise going away party, even though Holden had said he didn't want a party.He pretended to be dead to scare Holden.He called Holden's parents while Holden was present and discussed his (Holden's) situation with them.
- 40. Multiple ChoiceIn what decade does the novel take place?1920s1940s1960s1980s
- 41. Multiple ChoiceWhich is a theme of the work?Authentic versus ArtificialDeathLoss of innocenceAll of the above
- 42. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Allie's baseball mitt symbolize?Holden's love for his brotherAllie's athleticismHolden's futureIsolation
- 43. Multiple ChoiceHolden can be described as all of the following words exceptdepressedperceptivekindinsensitive
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWhy is Holden resisting adulthood?He despises its absence of integrity and honesty.He doesn't like adult habits such as drinking and smoking.He wants to date a lot of women and does not want to settle down.He depends on the advice of his parents and is afraid to be independent.
- 45. Multiple ChoiceIs Holden a reliable narrator?YesNo
- 46. Multiple ChoiceThe first paragraph of the novel primarily serves as
"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. In the first place, that stuff bores me, and in the second place, my parents would have two hemorrhages apiece if I told anything pretty personal about them. They’re quite touchy about anything like that, especially my father. They’re nice and all - I’m not saying that - but they’re also touchy as hell. Besides, I’m not going to tell you my whole goodam autobiography or anything. I’ll just tell you about this madman stuff that happened to me last Christmas just before I got pretty run-down and had to come out and take it easy..."To shock and alienate the readerTo create sympathy for the narrator's unhappy childhood experiencesTo give hints about the narrator's current circumstancesAs an objective assessment of the narrator's character - 47. Multiple ChoiceWhen Holden states, "Now he's out in Hollywood, D.B., being a prostitute," he most likely means thatOnly prostitutes make money in HollywoodHis brother is selling out his talent by writing screenplaysHis brother is exchanging sex for moneyHis brother has exchanged sex for fame
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