Tribute to J.D. Salinger
Salinger Biography
1950s Crossword
1950s PowerPoint
Published Works
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Salinger went into _____ after publishing The Catcher in the Rye

Isolation or reclusion 

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What does J.D. stand for?

Jerome David
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Year that troops escorted African American students into Little Rock highschool to ensure they were allowed to enter

1957

100

Everyday language, not academic

Vernacular 

100

Which book of Salinger's is associated with at least two different assassinations? 

The Catcher in the Rye

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Who was Claire Douglass?

J.D. Salinger's wife 

200

J.D. Salinger's birthplace

New York City

200

MLK lead a boycott of the ___ in 1956

Public Busses

200

Writing style that Salinger uses to reflect Holden's thoughts

stream of consciousness 

200

Catcher in the Rye publication year

1951

300

Which famous actress was Salinger compared to for isolating himself?

Greta Garbo

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Salinger's characters are known as ______ to himself

Alter Egos

300

American President during the Korean War

Harry Truman

300

The Father of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy

Sigmund Freud


300

J.D. Salinger's first published work in The New Yorker

"A Perfect Day for Bananafish"

400

WWII battle that Salinger fought in

Battle of the Bulge

400

J.D. Salinger dropped out of NYU because

He wanted to focus on writing 

400

3 countries involved in the Suez crisis

Britain, Israel, Egypt 

400

Verbalizing issues to solve them is the basis of what concept 

The Talking Cure

400

J.D. Salinger's first published work

"The Young Folks"

500

Who killed John Lennon?

Mark David Chapman

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J.D. Salinger's birth & death date

January 1, 1919 - January 27, 2010


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An atomic submarine launched by the US Navy in 1954

Nautilus

500

What are the 3 aspects of a Bildungsroman?

1.  Trauma/ Impactful event 

2. Journey with conflict

3. Resolution / Accepted into society

500

Last thing Salinger ever published

"Hapsworth 16, 1924"

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