Question 1

In chapter 1,  Holden offers some clear hints regarding his whereabouts. Based on these hints, where is he?

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In a psych hospital

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At DB's apartment

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At a new school in California

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At a military academy.

Question 2

According to Holden, D.B. makes a living as a/an

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screenwriter

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editor

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journalist

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publisher

Question 3

Holden considers D.B. a “prostitute” because he believes his brother has

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sold out

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Desire for wealth

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become a criminal

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A need for company

Question 4

Holden's fencing team

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ostracizes him

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thinks he's great

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hates him

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makes fun of him

Question 5

Why does Pencey "give guys the ax"?

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They flunk out.

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They can't cut it as athletes.

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They have bad behavior.

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They cannot afford it.

Question 6

Why won't Holden return to Pencey after Christmas break?

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He's failed four or five subjects.

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He can't afford it.

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He's gotten into a better school.

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He needs to take care of his sick brother.

Question 7

According to Holden, what "dirty trick" was played on him?

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Spencer reading Holden's failng exam paper aloud

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Thurmer arranging a conference with his parents

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The boys in his dorm throwing him a party

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Ackley going out with Jane

Question 8

What does Holden call Ackley that drives him crazy?

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Ackley kid

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Ack Ack

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Bobby boy

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Roberta

Question 9

Why doesn't Holden go down to see Jane when she's in his dorm?

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He says he's not in the mood.

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He isn't interested in Jane anymore.

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Stradlater threatens him.

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He didn't think she would remember him.

Question 10

What's notable about Jane Gallagher's checker playing?

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She keeps her kings in the back row.

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When she loses, she cries.

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She flirst while she plays.

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She lets Holden win.

Question 11

What does Holden mean when he says "give someone the time"?

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Having sex.

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Taking them out.

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Joking around with them

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Lying about someone

Question 12

What does Holden write Stradlater's composition on?

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Allie's baseball mitt

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The dorms

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An NYC subway car

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His childhood bedroom

Question 13

What happens to that composition?

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Holden rips it up.

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Stradlater writes his own.

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Stradlater gets an A on it.

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Stradlater gets an F for cheating.

Question 14

Why does Holden worry so much about Stradlater going on a date with Jane?

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He's afraid Stradlater will physically take advantage of her.

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Holden regrets not saying "hi" to her.

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He's afraid Stradlater will tell her Holden got expelled.

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He's afraid Jane will fall in love with him.

Question 15

Why does Stradlater hit Holden?

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Holden calls him a moron and tries to punch him.

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Holden yells at him for stretching out his jacket.

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Stradlater was defending Jane.

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Holden keeps smoking.

Question 16

As Holden decides to leave Pencey, he thinks, “I didn’t want to hang around anymore. It made me too sad and lonesome.” How does he feel?

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He feels isolated from everyone.

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He doesn't care.

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He feels less intelligent.

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He hates everyone there.

Question 17

Where does Holden decide to go after he leaves Pencey?

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A hotel in NYC for a few days

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Jane Gallagher's school

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His parents' house

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California to see DB

Question 18

Why is Holden "sort of crying" when he leaves Pencey?

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He is sad to leave.

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He hates it there.

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He is worried he'll get in trouble.

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He is crying tears of joy.

Question 19

Why can't Holden do his normal busy train routine (buy a sandwich, read a bunch of magazines, etc?)

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He is emotionally exhausted.

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He is calm and at peace.

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He's too tired to read.

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He isn't hungry.

Question 20

Who does Holden meet on the train to NYC?

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A mother of his classmate

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A friend of his mother's

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The wife of his teacher

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A former teacher

Question 21

How do we know Holden really trusts Jane?

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He shows her Allie's baseball mitt.

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Holden says hi to her even after his mother complains about her dog.

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Holden sticks up for Jane to his mother.

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Holden agrees to play golf with her.

Question 22

What could Holden's constant questions about the ducks in Central Park represent?

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The ability to accept change - Holden struggles with this, but the ducks change every year.

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Holden's need to connect with strangers.

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Holden's insecurities

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Holden's inability to make conversation.

Question 23

What is the MOST LIKELY explanation for Jane crying after talking to her stepfather?

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Something so bad that Jane doesn't want to talk about it

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Jane's hatred of him

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She is embarrased by his smoking.

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She is embarrassed by his drunkeness..

Question 24

Holden thinks about Jane in the lobby of the hotel. What might the lobby symbolize?

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Holden is neither grown-up or a child, something he struggles with. The lobby is also an in-between space.

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The vomit-colored chair symbolizes how he's feeling.

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It's flashy just like him.

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A space full of happy people - which he tries to become

Question 25

How does Horwitz the cab driver make Holden feel better?

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He says the Mother Nature takes care of the fish.

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He says that the ducks fly south in the winter.

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He says that he's proud of Holden for caring about nature.

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He says that Mother Nature makes new fish when the old ones freeze.

Question 26

Why does Holden says the movies can ruin you?

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They make you fantasize and distort your perception of reality.

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They rob you of your creativity.

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They make you feel secure when you're not.

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They make you immoral.

Question 27

How does Holden first respond to Maurice's offer of "sending a girl up" to his room?

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He is confused.

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He is excited.

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He thinks it's funny.

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He is angry.

Question 28

What is the MOST LIKELY reason for Holden to feel "sad as hell" when he hangs up Sunny's dress?

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He cares about other people and wants to protect them.

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He overthinks all situations.

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He is afraid of what will happen next.

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He pities people.

Question 29

Holden's scene with Sunny shows us that ultimately Holden wants

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Someone to talk to

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A girlfriend

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Adventure

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True love

Question 30

Why doesn't Holden give Sunny $10?

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Maurice told him it would be $5.

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He thought Sunny was too young.

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Nothing happened, so he feels he shouldn't have to pay.

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He needed to save his money.

Question 31

Match the correct description with the character.

Question 32

Match the correct description with the character.

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