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- 1. Multiple Choice
What does Holden ask to borrow from Phoebe?
Cigarettes
Chocolate
Money
A Book
- 2. Multiple ChoiceHow does Holden describe Mr. Antolini?He's strict but smart.He's dumb but nice.He's mean but respectful.He's the best teacher he ever had.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Holden and Phoebe do in her bedroom?They talked about Allie and cried.They danced 4 songs together.They told ghost stories.They sang to the songs on the radio.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why does Holden start to cry when Phoebe gives him the money?
It's not enough and he owes his teacher money.
It's too much money.
He was touched by her kindness and generosity.
He was moved by it and also he really didn't want to leave.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What does Holden give Phoebe when he leaves the apartment?
His red hunting hat
Allie's baseball mitt
His favorite book
A hug and a kiss
- 6. Multiple Choice
What happened to James Castle from Elkton Hills?
He went to meet his much older girlfriend.
He jumped out a window to his death.
He got arrested for drunk driving.
He got expelled for bullying others.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What does Holden tell Phoebe he want to be when he grows up?
He tells her he wants to be a catcher in the rye.
He tells her he wants to be a war writer.
He tells her he wants to be an actor.
He tells her he wants to be just like DB.
- 8. Multiple Choice
How does Phoebe think their dad will react to the news that Holden was kicked out of school again?
She thinks he will cry.
She thinks he will send Holden to Military School.
She thinks he will be very angry.
She things he will disown him.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Mr. Antolini mean when he says "I have a feeling that you're riding for some terrible, terrible fall"?He is foreshadowing that Holden is in a critical stage in life and if he doesn't make a change, his life could end tragically.He is foreshadowing that Holden will fall out a window or down the stairs if he doesn't get some proper sleep.He is watching Holden sitting on the couch awkwardly and fears he will fall down.He is talking about about Holden's education and that if he doesn't take it seriously, he will never graduate.
- 10. Multiple Choice
What does Mr. Antolini mean when he says, "The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one"?
He is suggesting Holden may die or commit suicide due to his immaturity and lack of understanding.
He is suggesting Holden is acting like a baby and needs to grow up and stop crying.
He is suggesting Holden needs to get a part-time job to become more mature.
He is suggesting that Holden find do more activities in the community and at school to become more mature.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhere does Holden say he is going when he leaves Mr. Antolini's apartment?The museumThe train stationThe parkThe movies
- 12. Multiple Choice
Where is Holden as he narrates the story?
He is at his parents' house in New York
He is on a plane flying to Europe.
He is in the school library.
He is at a mental health hospital in California.
- 13. 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.
- 14. 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.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Who comes knocking on Holden's door after Sunny leaves?
Allie
Maurice
Sally
Jane
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Maurice want?$5.00 he thinks he is owed.To give Holden a present.To give Holden some advice.To talk to Holden about Sunny.
- 17. 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.
- 18. 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.
- 19. 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.
- 20. 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.
- 21. 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.
- 22. 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.
- 23. 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.
- 24. 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.
- 25. 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.
- 26. 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.
- 27. Multiple Choice
What was the Christmas present Holden bought for his sister?
Porcelein animal
Music box
A locket
A record
- 28. Multiple ChoicePertaining to the title, what does a catcher catch in the rye?RyeChildrenDucksCrows
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat is written on Allie's glove?poetryshort story ideasbaseball scoresjokes
- 30. Multiple Choice"He was always cleaning his fingernails."Mr. SpencerPenceyMr. HaasAckley
- 31. Multiple ChoiceSpoke about "Life being a game and all."Mr. SpencerMr. HaasD.B.Dr. Thurmer
- 32. Multiple ChoiceA promiscuous girl who Holden called late at night.Mrs. MorrowFaith CavendishElyEddie Birdsell
- 33. 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.
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Holden call Carl Luce even though he didn't like him much?Holden knew Luce was an A student. He wanted Luce to tutor him over the holidays.He wanted to borrow money. He knew Luce was rich, and was a sucker for a sob story.Luce has his own apartment. Holden wants Luce to let him stay with him until Wednesday, when he can go home.Holden was desperate for companionship, and also thought Luce was intellectual and could help him.
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