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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich school does Holden attend?Hollywood BoulevardPencey PrepEdward LakesEaston Avenue
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of equipment did Holden leave on the subway, causing his team members to ostracize him?fencingpolofootballsoccer
- 3. Multiple ChoiceHolden was failing every subject at Pencey Prep except?MathSociologyBiologyEnglish
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWho does Holden go to visit instead of watching the football game?his brother, D.B.Old Selma ThurmerMr. Spencerhis roommate Stradlater
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is written on Allie's glove?poetryshort story ideasbaseball scoresjokes
- 6. Multiple ChoiceBefore he left, Holden gave Phoebe hisred hunting hat.favorite book.Christmas money.favorite movie.
- 7. Multiple ChoicePhoebe is the only girl who wants to run away with Holden.True.False.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Holden like best about the museum?Everything always stayed where it was.It was free on Sundays.It reminded him of fun times with his parents and brothers when he was young.It was warm and cheerful, and no one bothered him.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat do we learn about Holden from his diversion about his gloves being stolen at Pencey?Possessions don't mean a lot to himHe is very selfish and materialisticHe will jump at any chance to fightHe calls himself a coward, but he is really too humane to hurt anyone
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat record did Holden get for Phoebe? Why?He got "The Skaters' Waltz" by Strauss because it was her favorite skating songHe got "Little Shirley Beans." He liked it and though Phoebe would, tooHe got Shirley Temple singing, "On the Good Ship Lollipop." Phoebe liked to pretend she was Shirley Temple.e got "The Twelve Days of Christmas," because he knew she had to learn it for the school play.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceHolden's obsession with the ducks can symbolize what?Holden's wonder about what happens after deathHolden's fear of growing up and leaving his childhood behindHolden's refusal to analyze his own feelingsAll of the other answers
- 12. 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.
- 13. 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.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Who 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.
- 15. 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.
- 16. 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.
- 17. 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.
- 18. 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.
- 19. 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.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWho is D.B.?Holden's older brotherHolden's roommateHolden's history teacherHolden's middle initials
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWho keeps "all of their kings in the back row"?SelmaAllieDBJane
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Holden buy in NYC for $1?A coffeeA keychainA baseball mittA hat
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