Question 1

Who was Sally Hayes (Ch. 15, pgs. 61-62)?

Accepted Answer

She was a girl Holden sometimes dated.

Answer

She was the receptionist at the hotel.

Answer

She was a girl Holden sometimes dated.

Question 2

Where does Holden plan to go with Sally on his date (Ch. 15, pg. 62)?

Accepted Answer

To a matinee show.

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To the park.

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To a club.

Question 3

Why did Holden check out of the hotel, and where did he go (Ch. 15, pg. 62)?

Accepted Answer

He didn't want to meet Maurice again, so he went to Grand Central Station and checked his bags in a locker there.

Answer

The heat broke down in the hotel, so he had to go to a new room someplace else.

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Sally had invited him to spend the rest of the weekend at her parents' house.

Question 4

Whom did Holden meet at the sandwich bar? What did they talk about (Ch. 15, pgs. 64-65)?

Accepted Answer

He met two nuns. They talked about literature and Holden's views on Romeo and Juliet.

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He met Sunny. They talked about what had happened the night before.

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He met Ernie, the piano player. They talked about Holden's brother.

Question 5

What did Holden want to buy that morning (Ch. 16, pgs. 67)?

Accepted Answer

A record called “Little Shirley Beans” for Phoebe.

Answer

A pen set for D.B.

Answer

A music box for Jane.

Question 6

Besides his purchase, what else made Holden "not so depressed anymore" (Ch. 16, pg. 67)?

Accepted Answer

He saw a little kid singing.

Answer

The sun came out.

Answer

He finally talked to Jane.

Question 7

What was Holden's opinion of actors (Ch. 16, pg. 68)?

Accepted Answer

They are phonies who never act like people.

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They are all conceited snobs.

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They are morons who can’t get real jobs.

Question 8

What did Holden like best about the museum (Ch. 16, pg. 71)?

Accepted Answer

Everything there always stayed the same.

Answer

It was free on Sundays.

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It reminded him of fun times with his parents and brothers when he was young.

Question 9

Holden arrives at the Biltmore early. What does he do until Sally arrives (Ch. 17, pg. 71)?

Accepted Answer

Watches girls go by.

Answer

Reads his copy of Out of Africa.

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Tries to call Jane.

Question 10

When Holden first sees Sally, what are his initial feelings and reaction towards her (Ch. 17, pg. 72)?

Accepted Answer

He felt like marrying her.

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He thought she looked terrible.

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He wanted to run away and leave her alone.

Question 11

What does Holden say to Sally that shows he is also a phony (Ch. 17, pg. 73)?

Accepted Answer

He told her he loved her.

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He told her she was beautiful.

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He told her about Phoebe.

Question 12

After the show, where do Sally and Holden go (Ch. 17, pg. 75)?

Accepted Answer

The went skating.

Answer

The went to Holden's house.

Answer

They went to her house.

Question 13

What does Holden ask Sally to do, and what is her reaction (Ch. 17, pgs. 77-78)?

Accepted Answer

He asks her to run away with him. She doesn’t want to.

Answer

He asks her to go to the museum with him. She doesn’t want to.

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He asks her to go the park with him. She says “yes.”

Question 14

Holden states, "my address book only has about three people in it. Jane...Mr. Antolini...my teacher at Elkton Hills and my father." What does this tell you about him (Ch. 18, pg. 79)?

Accepted Answer

Both of the other choices are correct.

Answer

Holden doesn’t have many people he feels he can rely on.

Answer

Holden is a lonely person.

Question 15

How does Holden know Carl Luce (Ch. 18, pg. 79)?

Accepted Answer

Luce was Holden's student adviser at the Whooton School.

Answer

Luce was an old classmate at Pencey.

Answer

Luce's family and Holden's family were neighbors.

Question 16

Based on Holden's conversation with Luce, how would you describe Luce’s personality (Ch. 19, pgs. 85-87)?

Accepted Answer

He is worldly and very mature.

Answer

He is childish and immature.

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He is kind and helpful.

Question 17

What does Luce suggest Holden do at the end of chapter 19 (Pgs. 86)?

Accepted Answer

He suggests Holden should get psychoanalyzed.

Answer

He suggests he go back to Pencey Prep.

Answer

He suggests he go home.

Question 18

What “stupid business” does Holden start at the beginning of Chapter 20 (Pg. 87)?

Accepted Answer

He pretends he was shot.

Answer

He pretends he lost his wallet.

Answer

He pretends to be D.B.

Question 19

What happens to the gift Holden bought his sister  (Ch. 20, pg. 89)?

Accepted Answer

He drops it in the park.

Answer

He gives it away to another little girl

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He loses it when he's drunk.

Question 20

What REALLY bothers Holden about Allie's gravesite (Ch. 20, pgs. 90-91)?

Accepted Answer

Visitors get to leave, but Allie will always be there.

Answer

It’s overgrown with weeds.

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He doesn’t like how far from home it is.

Question 21

Where does Holden go in the beginning of chapter 21 (Pg. 91)?

Accepted Answer

To his home to see his sister.

Answer

To Jane's house.

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To the park to see the ducks.

Question 22

What does Phoebe say is her middle name (Ch. 21, pg. 93)?

Accepted Answer

Weatherfield.

Answer

Lisa.

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Josephine.

Question 23

According to Phoebe, how does she think their father will react to Holden's expulsion (Ch. 21, pg. 96)?

Accepted Answer

She says he'll kill Holden.

Answer

She says he'll just find a new school for Holden to go to.

Answer

She predicts their father will cry.

Question 24

What does Holden tell his sister he plans to do (Ch. 21, pg. 96)?

Accepted Answer

Go work on a ranch in Colorado.

Answer

Join the army.

Answer

Go back to Pencey and beg for another chance.

Question 25

Where does Holden think his dad will send him (Ch. 22, pg. 97)?

Accepted Answer

Military school.

Answer

Trade school.

Answer

Reform school.

Question 26

What does Phoebe challenge Holden to do (Ch. 22, pgs. 99-100)?

Accepted Answer

Name one thing that he likes.

Answer

Ask Jane out on a date.

Answer

Find out where the ducks go in the winter.

Question 27

Who is James Castle, and what happened to him (Ch. 22, pg. 99-100)?

Accepted Answer

He was a student at another school Holden went to. He committed suicide by jumping out of a window.

Answer

He was Holden’s lab partner at the Whooten School. He lost his eye in a lab accident.

Answer

He was an older boy Jane Gallagher dated. He joined the army.

Question 28

According to Holden, what exactly does the "catcher in the rye" do (Ch. 22, pg. 101)?

Accepted Answer

Protects children.

Answer

Exposes phonies.

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Takes away pain.

Question 29

Where does Holden plan to go after he visits Phoebe (Ch, 23, pg. 101)?

Accepted Answer

He’ll go to one of his old teacher’s, Mr. Antonili’s, apartment.

Answer

He wants to see Sally Hayes to apologize for how he acted earlier.

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He will go to a nearby church. He thinks it will help him to talk to a minister.

Question 30

What does Holden's mother smell when she comes home (Ch. 23, pg. 104)?

Accepted Answer

Cigarette smoke

Answer

Cologne

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Popcorn

Question 31

What does Holden ask to borrow from Phoebe (Ch. 23, pg. 104)?

Accepted Answer

Money.

Answer

Cigarettes.

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Chocolate.

Question 32

What does Holden give Phoebe when he leaves (Ch. 23, pg. 105)?

Accepted Answer

His hunting hat.

Answer

Her money back.

Answer

A hug.

Question 33

Look at your choice for the previous question. Why do you suppose Holden gives Phoebe this?

Accepted Answer

The hat symbolizes protection, and he wants Phoebe to be safe.

Answer

Because he knows it will be a long time before he sees her again.

Answer

He feels guilty for borrowing her Christmas dough.

Question 34

How does Mr. Antolini appear when Holden arrives at his apartment (Ch. 24, pg. 106)?

Accepted Answer

Drunk.

Answer

As if he had been crying.

Answer

Tired.

Question 35

What mistake does Holden's classmate, Richard Kinsella, frequently make in their Oral Expression class that causes his classmates to yell at him (Ch. 24, pg. 107)?

Accepted Answer

Divgresses from the topic.

Answer

Stammers.

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Speaks too softly.

Question 36

What does Mr. Antolini do that makes Holden leave his apartment immediately (Ch. 24, pg. 112)?

Accepted Answer

Touches him.

Answer

Starts crying.

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Passes out.

Question 37

Why does Holden become frightened crossing the streets (Ch. 25, pgs. 115-116)?

Accepted Answer

He starts to think he will fall into nothingness.

Answer

He thinks someone is following him.

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He becomes afraid that he will be hit by a car.

Question 38

What plan does Holden come up with for escaping from everything (Ch. 25, pgs. 116)?

Accepted Answer

He will pretend to be a deaf/mute, make his way out west, and get a job at a gas station.

Answer

He will commit suicide by jumping in front of a subway car.

Answer

He will lie about his age and join the army.

Question 39

Why does Holden become angry when he goes to Phoebe’s school (Ch. 25, pg. 117)?

Accepted Answer

He does not like the bad words written on the walls.

Answer

They do not allow him to get inside.

Answer

The secretary is rude to him.

Question 40

How does the situation in the previous question make Holden hypocritical?

Accepted Answer

Holden uses bad language all the time.

Answer

Holden himself is rude to people.

Answer

He knew beforehand that he wouldn’t be able to get into the school.

Question 41

What is Phoebe wearing when she comes to meet Holden at the Museum (Ch. 25, pg. 120)?

Accepted Answer

She is wearing the red hunting cap.

Answer

She is wearing a green dress.

Answer

She is wearing D.B.'s scarf.

Question 42

Why do Holden and Phoebe have an argument (Ch. 25, pgs. 120- 121)?

Accepted Answer

Phoebe wants to run away with Holden but he doesn’t want her to.

Answer

Phoebe’s mad that Holden spent so much of her Christmas dough.

Answer

Phoebe told their parents about Holden flunking out of Pencey.

Question 43

Where do Phoebe and Holden go after they meet at the museum (Ch. 25, pg. 122)?

Accepted Answer

The go to the zoo.

Answer

They go to Grand Central Station.

Answer

They go home to the apartment.

Question 44

"I felt so damn happy all of a sudden...I was damn near bawling, I felt so damn happy, if you want to know the truth.  I don't know why."  Where does Holden feel this way (Ch. 25, pg. 124)?

Accepted Answer

At the carousel

Answer

At the duck pond

Answer

At the museum

Question 45

When is Holden going back to school (Ch. 26, pgs. 124-125)?

Accepted Answer

In the fall.

Answer

Next week.

Answer

He’s not – he’s going to work with his father instead.

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