Characters
Setting/Places
Vocab
Feelings
Trivia
100
Who is the 16-year-old who narrates the story.
Holden
100
What is the name of the boarding school Holden attends? Where is it located?
Pencey Prep - Edgardstown, PA
100
Phony
To be fake or false.
100
When Holden learns that Stradlater is on a date with Jane, he acts _______________, but he really feels _________________.
What is indifferent and jealous?
100
What is ironic about J. D. Salinger's son?
He is an actor and Salinger writes about a character that hates actors for their phoniness.
200
Who does Holden go and say good-bye to before he leaves Pencey Prep?
Mr. Spencer (his History teacher)
200
This is where the fencing team was suppose to have their match.
What is New York?
200
Comform
To follow along, go along with.
200
Holden calls many people (including Sally, Stradlater, actors, etc.) this throughout the book
What is phony?
200
What religion was J. D. Salinger's father?
What is Jewish?
300
Who is a writer in Hollywood and bought a Jaguar for $4,000.
DB (Holden's brother)
300
Where is Holden reading when Ackley barges in and disturbs him while reading?
In the showerstall located in the shower/bathroom that he and Ackley share.
300
Holden swears a lot throughout the novel to seem
What is older?
300
Holden feels happy at the end as he watches Phoebe
What is ride the carousel?
300
Not sanitary; unhealthy; tending to harbor or spread disease
What is unsanitary?
400
Who has poor personal hygiene and awkward social skills?
Ackley (Holden's suite mate).
400
Where is Holden during the beginning of the football game?
At the top of the hill.
400
Holden argues with her because he refuses to let her go away with him
Who is Phoebe?
400
Holden gives the impression that he feels a lingering sense of loss over this person's death
Who is Allie?
400
Tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing
What is provocative?
500
Who has bitten down fingernails, with long "falsies" over them. Holden sat next to her on the bus once and had an enjoyable conversation.
Selma Thurmer (the headmaster's daughter).
500
Where does Holden tell Mr. Spencer he is going when he leaves his house?
To the gym to pick up his equipment.
500
The place where Holden goes in New York after leaving Pencey
What is the Edmont hotel?
500
Holden's tone at the end of the story, as he reflects on having told so many people about "this madman stuff" is
What is regretful and lonely?
500
The quality or condition of being humble; modest opinion or estimate of one's own importance, rank, etc.
What is humility?
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