The Catcher in the Rye Quizzes

The Catcher in the Rye Quiz 1

By J.J. Ross · Edited by Soman Chainani and Adam Kissel, October 10, 2008 and · Last reviewed September 30, 2009

1 Where does the title of the novel come from?

a game that Holden and Allie would play

the title of Holden's favorite song

a reference to Greek mythology

a poem by Robert Burns
2 What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing?

Merriman

Weiss

Ossenburger

Fawcett
3 What is Phoebe's favorite movie?

Gone With the Wind

The Doctor

The Wizard of Oz

The 39 Steps
4 After his fight with Stradlater, Holden claims that he is a/an ________.

anarchist

pacifist

wimp

sadist
5 Holden tells the girls he saw ________ at the Lavender Room.

Peter Lorre

Gary Cooper

Alfred Lunt

Laurence Olivier
6 What is one of Holden's least favorite words?

phony

fabulous

indeed

grand
7 Which prep school did Holden NOT attend?

Whooton

Elkton Hills

Pencey

Andover
8 How did Allie die?

leukemia

World War II

a car accident

polio
9 Which of the following things does Holden NOT like?

Allie Caulfield

James Castle

Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms"

The nuns at Grand Central
10 What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home?

Cigar Smoke

Vicks Nose Drops

Alcohol

Potpourri
11 Which of these statements is not true?

Holden dislikes Dick Slagle because of his cheap suitcases.

Holden dislikes Ernest Morrow because he is so well-respected.

Holden dislikes Ackley because he is a slob.

Holden dislikes Stradlater because he is a "secret slob."
12 In what month does the novel take place?

January

May

November

December
13 Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes him for an older person?

He has prematurely graying hair.

He has a perpetual five-o'clock shadow.

He is 6'4".

He uses obscure French words and phrases.
14 Which sentence about Carl Luce's girlfriend is not true?

She is Chinese.

She is a sculptress.

She is older than Carl.

She lives in Brooklyn.
15 According to Holden, which item shows that Stradlater is a phony?

his hound's-tooth jacket

his razor

his baseball mitt

his suitcases
16 Why does Holden dislike museums?

Never changing, they remind Holden of other changes

Only phonies who want to appear intellectual visit museums

Holden's mother works in a museum

Museums remind him of Allie
17 Which of the following was not one of Holden's teachers?

Luce

Vinson

Spencer

Antolini
18 After Holden fights Stradlater, what does he think about?

Joining a monastery.

Moving to a ranch in Colorado.

Jumping out a window.

Shooting Stradlater.
19 Which character does Holden talk to during the course of the novel?

Jane Gallagher

Faith Cavendish

D.B. Caulfield

Hazle Weatherfield
20 Where does Holden get drunk?

Edmond Hotel

Wicker Bar

Lavender Room

Ernie's
21 Which of the following characters symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden?

D.B. Caulfield

Lillian Simmons

Allie Caulfield

Robert Ackley
22 Which of the following items best symbolizes adulthood for Holden?

Little Shirley Beans record

Vicks Nose Drops

Toenail clipper

Red hunting hat
23 What is the significance of Stradlater's razor?

foreshadows how Holden will attempt suicide

symbolizes adulthood

shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob

symbolizes the violence of adulthood
24 Who does not symbolize Holden's views of sex?

Faith Cavendish

Mrs. Antolini

Sunny

the guests at the Edmond Hotel
25 Which of the following statements about Jane Gallagher is not true?

She represents innocent gender relations for Holden.

Her relationship with her stepfather represents Holden's distrust of adult authority.

She represents Holden's contempt for phoniness.

She represents Holden's inability to conceive of women as anything but entirely pure or entirely corrupt.

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