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100
Holden believes this character is a secret slob.
Who is Stradlater?
100
This is the school Holden gets kicked out of at the beginning.
What is Pencey?
100
Holden begins and ends his story from here.
What is a mental institution?
100
In "On the Rainy River" the main character has a choice between going to war and this.
What is going to Canada?
100
Shame and embarrassment motivates the the main character to do this.
What is join the war/continue with the war?
200
The man was the leader of the men in The Things They Carried.
Who is Jimmy Cross
200
This is the city where the story takes place once he leaves Pencey.
What is New York?
200
Holden gets upset with D.B. and calls him a prostitute because of this.
What is he makes money off of his writing (writes for the movies).
200
In the short story "The Things They Carried" Jimmy Cross receives this from small item from a beach that represents being separate but together.
What is a pebble?
200
The theme of distraction plays out in the short story "The Things They Carried" when this happens causing a man to die.
What is daydreaming of love?
300
This character actually wrote The Things They Carried.
Who is Tim O'Brien?
300
This happens to Holden when he calls Maurice a dirty moron at the hotel.
What is gets punched (in the stomach)?
300
Holden hates seeing these words written anywhere because they corrupt the innocence of children.
What is F__________ You.
300
By the end of the Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong, Maryanne goes out on patrol with these soldiers.
Who are the Green Berets?
300
"The Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong" focuses on sweet, innocent Maryanne and this theme.
What is transformation?
400
Holden would describe this character as sexy, boring, phony and annoying, but not clever.
Who is Sally?
400
At Elkton Hills James Castle does this and it has a lasting effect on Holden.
What is suicide?
400
One reason Holden leaves Mr. Spencer's house is because of this.
What is Holden gets annoyed; depressed; he doesn't like getting lectured; Spencer's illness makes him uncomfortable.
400
This is how Kiowa dies.
What is drowns in a monsoon (shit field)?
400
In "The Lives of the Dead" the author remembers a little girl who died when he was younger to demonstrate this theme.
What is stories keep the dead alive?
500
This character got "zapped while zipping."
Who is Ted Lavender?
500
On the carousel, Phoebe reaches for this and Holden gets nervous, but realizes he has to let her do it.
What is the Golden Ring?
500
In the last chapter Holden __________ everybody that he talked about.
What is misses?
500
In "Speaking of Courage" Norman Bowker obsesses over receiving these and his father's reaction to them.
What are medals?
500
In "How to Tell a True War Story" paradox and ambiguity help show that truth depends on this theme.
What is perspective (point of view)?
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