1:
Where does the title of the novel come from? (a): It is the title of Holden's
favorite song (b): It comes from a poem by Robert Burns (c):
It refers to a game that Holden and Allie would play (d): It is a reference to Greek mythology
2:
What is the name of the benefactor of Holden's dormitory wing? (a): Fawcett (b): Merriman (c): Ossenburger (d): Weiss
3: What is Phoebe's favorite movie? (a): Dead Poets
Society (b): The 39 Steps (c): The Wizard of Oz (d): The Doctor
4: After his fight with Stradlater, Holden claims that he is a/an ________ (a): wimp (b): anarchist (c): sadist (d): pacifist
5: Holden tells the girls he saw ________
at the Lavender Room. (a): Gary
Cooper (b): Peter Lorre (c): Alfred Lunt (d): Laurence Olivier
6:
What is one of Holden's least favorite words? (a): grand (b): fabulous (c): indeed (d): phony
7:
Which prep school did Holden NOT attend? (a): Andover (b): Elkton Hills (c): Pencey (d):
Whooton
8: How did Allie die? (a): He died in a car accident (b): He died of cancer (c): He died of leukemia (d): He was killed in World War II
9: Which of the following things does Holden NOT like? (a): James Castle (b): Allie Caulfield (c): The nuns at Grand Central (d): Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms"
10:
What smell permeates Mr. Spencer's home? (a): Potpourri (b): Cigar Smoke (c): Vicks Nose Drops (d):
Alcohol
11:
Which of these statements is not true? (a): Holden dislikes Dick Slagle because
of his cheap suitcases (b): Holden dislikes Ernest Morrow because he is so well-respected (c): Holden dislikes Ackley because he is a slob (d): Holden
dislikes Stradlater because he is a 'secret slob'
12: In what month does the story take place? (a): January (b): May (c):
November (d): December
13: Why does Holden believe that everyone mistakes
him for an older person? (a): He has a perpetual five-o'-clock shadow (b): He has prematurely graying hair (c): He is 6'4" (d): He uses obscure French words and phrases
14: Which sentence about Carl Luce's girlfriend
is not true? (a): She is Chinese (b): She
lives in Brooklyn (c): She is a sculptress (d): She is older than Carl
15:
According to Holden, which item shows that Stradlater is a phony? (a): His razor (b): His suitcases (c): His hound's-tooth jacket (d): His baseball mitt
16:
Why does Holden dislike museums? (a): Holden's mother works in a museum (b): Only phonies who want to appear intellectual visit museums (c):
Because they never change, they remind Holden of other changes (d): Museums remind him
of Allie
17: Which of the following was not one of Holden's teachers? (a):
Antolini (b): Luce (c): Vinson (d): Spencer
18: After Holden fights Stradlater, what does he think about? (a): Joining a monastery (b): Shooting Stradlater (c): Jumping out a window (d): Moving to a ranch in Colorado
19:
Which character does Holden talk to during the course of the novel? (a): Jane
Gallagher (b): D.B. Caulfield (c): Hazle Weatherfield (d): Faith Cavendish
20: Where does Holden get drunk? (a): Edmond Hotel (b): Wicker Bar (c): Lavender
Room (d): Ernie's
21:
Which of the following characters symbolizes childhood innocence for Holden? (a):
Allie Caulfield (b): Robert Ackley (c): D.B. Caulfield (d): Lillian Simmons
22: Which of the following items best symbolizes adulthood for
Holden? (a): Red Hunting Hat (b): Little
Shirley Beans Record (c): Vicks Nose Drops (d):
Toenail clipper
23: Which is the significance of Stradlater's razor? (a):
The razor foreshadows how Holden will attempt suicide, distraught over Allie's boating accident. (b): The razor shows how the conceited Stradlater is actually a slob. (c): The
razor symbolizes adulthood, for the more mature Stradlater must shave twice a day. (d):
The razor is a symbol of the violence of adulthood; adults must shave, but they risk getting cut.
24: Which of
the following does not symbolize Holden's views on sex? (a): Faith Cavendish (b): The guests at the Edmond Hotel (c): Sunny (d): Mrs. Antolini
25: Which of the following statement about Jane Gallagher is not true? (a): She represents innocent gender relations for Holden, who remembers her as the innocent
girl with whom he played checkers. (b): She represents Holden's inability to conceive
of women as anything but entirely pure or entirely corrupt. (c): She represents Holden's
contempt for phoniness. (d): Her relationship with her father-in-law represents Holden's
distrust of adult authority.
26:
Holden's stories illustrate all of the following themes except (a): Holden's
dysfunctional attitudes about sex (b): Threatening adult authority (c): Innocence of childhood (d): Suicide as a healing measure
27:
"I can very clearly see you dying nobly, one way or another, for some highly unworthy cause." This quote that Mr. Antolini
gives Holden illustrates which of the following themes? (a): Martyrdom as a noble
sacrifice (b): Suicide as an escape from Holden's problems (c): Death as the only means to preserve childhood (d): Violence as a mark of
adulthood
28: Which of the following does not evoke the theme of 'phoniness' for Holden? (a): Mr. Haas (b): Joe Yale (c):
The Lunts (d): Carl Luce
29: Which of the following best illustrates that
Holden is in part a hypocrite? (a): Dick Slagle's Suitcases (b): Holden's Red Hunting Hat (c): Phoebe's Little Shirley Beans Record (d): Sally Hayes' Christmas Tree
30: Which of the following does not foreshadow a suicide
attempt by Holden? (a): James Castle (b):
Pneumonia (c): The quote by Wilhelm Stekel (d):
The confrontation between Holden and Sally
31:
What is the best interpretation of Mr. Antolini's behavior toward Holden? (a):
Like all of the adults Holden meets, Mr. Antolini is a dangerous sexual predator. (b):
Holden is so paranoid and suspicious of others that he automatically suspects the worst from Mr. Antolini. (c): The drunk and delusional Holden has a hallucination; the event never actually happened. (d): Mr. Antolini is a repressed homosexual who is having an affair with Carl Luce.
32: Holden's
encounter with Lillian Simmons illustrates which of the following themes? (a):
Holden's inability to deal maturely with female sexuality (b): Holden's inability to
confront things that he dislikes (c): Holden's contempt for anybody who does not belong
to the same social class (d): Holden's idealization of childhood
33: Which
of the following best symbolizes the transition from childhood to adulthood? (a):
The gold ring on the carousel (b): Stradlater's seduction of Jane Gallagher (c): Carl Luce's criticism of Holden (d): Holden's proposal
to Sally Hayes
34: Which is the best interpretation of Holden's use of pseudonyms? (a): Holden has contempt for others who are foolish enough to believe his lies. (b): Holden is ashamed of who he is and tries to hide his identity. (c): Holden
fears that people will learn who he is and send him back to Pencey. (d): Holden hates
his family and thus wants to relinquish the Caulfield name.
35: All of the following are significant about Holden's
essay for Stradlater except ________. (a): It shows that Holden is still preoccupied
with his brother's death. (b): It shows that Holden is the only one who remembers Allie's
death (c): It shows that Holden is respected as an intelligent, talented writer despite
his poor grades. (d): It shows that Stradlater is so self-centered that he thinks Holden
will automatically write it for him.
36:
Which character does not assess Holden's problems with some degree of accuracy? (a):
Mr. Antolini (b): Carl Luce (c): Phoebe Caulfield (d): Stradlater
37: What word does Holden use to describe sex? (a): mysterious (b): crumby (c):
phony (d): disappointing
38: Which of the following is a possible explanation
for why Holden started to distrust adults? (a): Mr. Cudahy (b): Mr. Antolini (c): D.B. Caulfield (d):
Mr. Spencer
39: What is significant about Holden claiming to be twenty-two? (a): Holden claims to be twenty-two because he is so eager to be accepted as a mature adult. (b): Holden claims to be the age Allie would actually be if he had lived. (c):
Holden believes that by pretending to be older women will like him much more. (d): Holden
believes that he can pass for 22, but others easily realize that he is actually much younger.
40: All of the following
could describe both Holden Caulfield and Stradlater except ________. (a): Self-centered (b): Arrogant (c): Conceited (d): Phony
41:
What is Holden's standard response to any difficulty he faces? (a): He refuses
to back down, even when he knows he is wrong. (b): He reacts violently, lashing out on
anybody who provokes him. (c): He breaks down into tears, apologizing for his mistakes
without any real penitence. (d): He does not face the situation and instead leaves.
42:
Which of the following is not significant about Carl Luce? (a): He has suffered
through problems similar to Holden's and shows how one can get better. (b): Unlike the
other characters who criticize Holden, Carl is one of Holden's peers. (c): He illustrates
Holden's preoccupation with sex. (d): He shows that Holden's mental problems are deeper
and more significant than originally implied.
43: Based on the events of the novel, which character best articulates
Salinger's view of Holden? (a): Maurice (b):
Phoebe Caulfield (c): Mr. Antolini (d): Robert Ackley
44:
Holden envisions death by all of the following methods except _________. (a):
Leukemia (b): Nuclear Warfare (c): Pneumonia (d): Suicide
45: Which is the best interpretation of Sally's reaction to Holden's proposal? (a): She is disgusted that Holden wants to act like an adult so soon. (b): She thinks that Holden's idea is laughable and dismisses it as a joke. (c):
She think that Holden is confused, but does not comprehend the seriousness of his difficulties. (d): She does not even consider the idea that she would go to a place where she could not see the Lunts' plays
46:
Based on the final chapter, what is most likely to occur to Holden after the end of the novel? (a): He may learn something from his difficulties and 'apply himself,' but there is a very strong possibility
that he will continue to make similar mistakes. (b): He will make a full recover and
return to Pencey. (c): He will regret his decisions for the rest of his life. (d): He will find complete solace in therapy and antidepressants.
47: Which of the following
is not significant about Bernice Krebs? (a): Holden finds her interchangeable
with her two friends and cannot see her as an individual. (b): Holden neither likes her
or respects her and appreciates her only as a sex object. (c): Holden dislikes her because
she has enthusiasm for seeing tourist attractions, while Holden cannot conceive of a person reasonably being excited about
anything. (d): Holden attempts to pretend that he is older around her, but she immediately
sees through him.
48: Which of the following does not symbolize some aspect of childhood in the story? (a): Jane Gallagher (b): Sally Hayes (c): The carousel (d): The red hunting hat
49: Which of the
following is not significant about the carousel? (a): The carousel always play
the same songs, and thus reassures Holden that some things do not change. (b): Phoebe's
attempt to reach the gold ring on the carousel shows that she is trying to grow up. (c):
Holden can only watch the carousel, but is so isolated from others that he cannot ride on it with Phoebe. (d): The carousel reminds Holden of the innocence of childhood.
50: Which of the following is not
true about D.B. Caulfield? (a): He is dating an English actress. (b): He was engaged to Lillian Simmons. (c): He is a war veteran. (d): He works as a screenwriter in Hollywood.
