Chapters 1-4
What is the name of the school Holden is being kicked out of?
Pencey Prep
What does Holden write Stradlater’s composition about?
Allie’s baseball glove.
Who are the three women Holden dances with in the Lavender Room?
Bernice, Laverne, and Marty.
Who does Holden go on a date with in these chapters?
Sally Hayes
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest
Why is the fencing team mad at Holden?
He left all their equipment on the subway.
Why does Holden fight Stradlater?
He’s angry about Stradlater’s date with Jane Gallagher.
What does Holden think about Jane’s habit when she’s nervous?
She keeps her kings in the back row while playing checkers.
What does Holden suggest he and Sally do together?
Run away and live in the woods.
What are baby rabbits called?
Kits
What does Holden write on the note he gives to Mr. Spencer’s housekeeper?
That he is leaving the fencing equipment.
What does Holden do after the fight with Stradlater?
Leaves Pencey early and heads to New York.
Why does Holden leave Ernie’s bar?
He sees too many “phonies.”
What disappoints Holden when he talks to Carl Luce?
Luce refuses to have a real conversation.
Where is the world’s largest Starbucks?
Chicago
What does Holden think of Ackley’s hygiene?
He finds him dirty and annoying.
Who does Holden lie to on the train?
Mrs. Morrow, the mother of a classmate.
What happens when Maurice sends Sunny to Holden’s room?
Holden gets upset and later they come back and beat him up for more money.
What does Holden do after getting drunk at the Wicker Bar?
He goes to Central Park to look for the ducks.
What candy was originally known as “chicken feed”
Candy corn
Why does Holden say he left Elkton Hills?
He couldn’t stand the phoniness.
What does Holden imagine as he walks to the train station?
That he’s been shot and is bleeding.
What does Holden buy for Phoebe while he’s walking around New York?
A record called “Little Shirley Beans.”
What finally convinces Holden to go home?
Seeing Phoebe and realizing she packed her bag to run away with him.
Stray Kids