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Q 1/45
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What seems to be the real reason Holden won't call Jane Gallagher?
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He is trying to move on from her.
He is afraid of what she might tell him.
He had a bad night and doesn't want to talk to her.
He likes Sally better.
Q 2/45
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The reader can infer that Holden is rich. Which quotation shows how he really feels about his wealth?
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âGoddam money. It always ends up making you blue as hell.â
âI can get to hate somebody, just looking at them if they have cheap suitcases with them.â
âI didnât give a damn [Slagle called Holdenâs things bourgeois]âit was sort of funny, in fact.â (Bourgeois = fancy, materialistic)
âEven my fountain pen was bourgeois.â
45 questions
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What seems to be the real reason Holden won't call Jane Gallagher?
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The reader can infer that Holden is rich. Which quotation shows how he really feels about his wealth?
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How does Holden connect being Catholic with having nice suitcases?
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Why can't Holden picture the women in his life (like his mother and Sally's mother) collecting money for charity like the nuns?
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Holden's memories of the museum remind him that
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When talking to the nuns about Romeo and Juliet, he thinks, "The thing is, it drives me crazy if somebody gets killed---especially somebody very smart and entertaining and all---and itâs somebody elseâs fault." Why might he like a character like Mercutio?
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Children, the museum, and the character Mercutio all help develop the theme of _____.
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When Holden thinks about the nuns never going anywhere "swanky" for lunch, he thinks, âI knew it wasnât too important, but it made me sad anyway.â What kind of emotion is Holden expressing here?
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Why does Holden compare the nuns to Sally's mom?
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What makes Holden happy when he sees the family as he is walking to the record store?
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How does Holden feel while looking at teenager girls while he waits for Sally Hayes?
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Holden and Sally make out in the cab, and Holden thinks, âAt first she didnât want to, because she had her lipstick on and all, but IÂ was being seductive as hell and she didnât have any alternative.â What other character is he (ironically) acting like?
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What annoys Holden about Sally meeting up with her friend George during the play's intermission?
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What quotation best shows Holden's need to talk about his feelings?
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What utlimately ends Holden's and Sally's date?
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What really annoys Holden about the crying woman in the movie theatre?
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Holden stating, âIn case you donât live in New York, the Wicker Bar is in this sort of swanky hotel, the Seton Hotel,â shows that Holden's listener
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What advice does Carl Luce give Holden?
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What is the most likely reason the coat check girl is nice to Holden?
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What leads Holden from thinking about finding ducks in Central Park to wanting to go home?
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At the end of chapter 20, while freezing in Central Park, it's clear Holden misses
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When Holden looks in Phoebe's notebook, he sees she's written her name, but replaced her middle name with Weatherfield and thinks, âEvery time I see her sheâs got a new middle name for herself.â What does this show about Phoebe?
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Phoebe's notebooks reveal
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Phoebe and Holden's conversation when he first arrives home (and includes Phoebe saying, âYou did get kicked out! You did!â) shows
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What theme is strongest in chapters 21-22 (the home visit with Phoebe)?
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At the end of chapter 22, who does Holden call?
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Phoebe tells Holden about a boy who pushes her down the stairs at school. This most likely happened because
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Holden tells Phoebe all about his hatred of Pencey and reveals this surprising detail.
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What does Holden FIRST think about (but not share with Phoebe) when Phoebe asks him to name one thing he likes a lot?
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What does Holden do before leaving the Caulfield apartment?
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The quote Mr. Antolini writes down for Holden encourages him
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Holden tells Mr. Antolini that he only hated Ackley and Stradlater briefly. What does this reveal about him?
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Holden initially compares Mr. Antolini to
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What event hints that Mr. Antolini might not have purely selfless reasons in wanting to help Holden?
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Mr. Antolini is the only person who would touch James Castle after he committed suicide, not caring "if his coat got all bloody." To Holden, how does this symbolize Mr. Antolini's personality?
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Holden wakes up to discover
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Holden's exit from the Antolinis' apartment is
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At the end of the novel, Holden thinks, , "I mean how do you know what you're going to do till you do it? The answer is, you don't.â This shows he still feels
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At the beginning of Chapter 25, Holden feels all of the following emotions EXCEPT
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Chapter 25 begins with Holden trying to sleep in Grand Central Station and ends with him watching Phoebe on the carousel. How do his feelings progress in the chapter?
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Which larger theme is reflect in Holden's dealing with finding profanities in Phoebe's school and the museum?
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What, in part, makes Holden happy about the carousel?
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Holden worries that Phoebe might fall off when trying to grab the golden ring on the carousel. What does he eventually realize?
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What do most of the adults in Holden's life seem to be concerned with?
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Holden talks about "one psychoanalyst here" in the final chapter of the book. Who is he most likely telling this story to?