Characters
Characters
Comprehension Questions
Comprehension Questions
Comprehension Questions
100

Holden's younger sister

Who is Phoebe

100

Who Holden spent a lot of time with one summer

Who is Jane Gallagher

100

What time of the year did Holden's wanderings around New York take place?

Before Christmas break

100

What is Holden's farewell statement to Pencey Prep?

What is "Sleep tight ya morons!"
100

With whom does Holden discuss Romeo and Juliet?

Who is The nuns

200

Holden's brother that lives in Hollywood

Who is D.B. 

200

Holden's History teacher at Pencey Prep

Who is Mr. Spencer

200

Just before Holden leaves her room, Phoebe gives him:

What is her Christmas money

200

What is Holden's dream job, and what would it look like?

What is To be "the catcher in the rye," and to make sure little kids don't fall off the cliff (lose their innocence)

200

What is the one thing Holden hates the most about society?

What is: PHONINESS!!!!

300

Holden's brother that died from leukemia

Who is Allie
300

The fictional character Phoebe writes about

Hazel Weatherfield

300

As far as Holden is concerned, what is the best thing about the museum?

What is Everything stays right where it is

300

Before Holden leaves Pencey Prep, why doesn't he throw the snowball out the window?

What is: Everything he looked at was too perfect, and he didn't want to ruin anything

300

What object does Holden write a descriptive narrative about?

What is Allie's baseball glove
400

The narrator of The Catcher in the Rye

Who is Holden

400

Annoying boy that lives across from Holden at Pencey Prep

Who is Ackley

400

At the end of the book, where does Holden take Phoebe?

What is the carousel at Central Park

400

Why does Holden try to fight Stradlater?

What is: Because Stradlater won't answer questions about his date with Jane

400

Holden fantasizes about what several times?

What is: Having a bullet / getting shot in the guts

500

Who Holden went on a date with

Who is Sally Hayes


500

The man from the elevator who punches Holden and steals $5

Who is Maurice
500

What record does Holden buy for Phoebe?

What is Little Shirley Beans

500

Where does the book begin and end?

Where is: with Holden in some sort of institution, probably for emotional disorders

500

Why does Holden like and trust Mr. Antolini?

What is: He was the person who picked up James Castle and brought him to the infirmary

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