Catcher 1
The author of The Catcher in the Rye
JD Salinger
Who was Stradlater?
a. He was Holden's English professor. He tried to encourage Holden to stay in school.
b. He was the coach of the fencing team. He wanted Holden to pay for the lost equipment.
c. He was Holden's good-looking, but conceited roommate.
d. He was a shy boy who lived down the hall from Holden.
c. He was Holden's good-looking, but conceited roommate.
Why did Stradlater hit Holden?
a. Holden cursed at Stradlater for stretching out his jacket.
b. Holden refused to turn the lights out and stop smoking.
c. Holden called him a moron, and then threw a punch at him.
d. It was Stradlater's way of showing that he didn't want Holden to leave the school.
c. Holden called him a moron, and then threw a punch at him.
Why did Maurice hit Holden?
a. Maurice was roughing Holden up to make him pay Sunny the extra fee. Holden called Maurice a dirty moron, so Maurice hit him in the stomach.
b. Holden had made insulting remarks about the caliber of the hotel, the prostitute, and Maurice's job. Maurice didn't want to hear it from a teenager, so he hit Holden to shut him up.
c. Sunny had lied and told Maurice that Holden had hit her. Maurice believed he was defending Sunny.
d. Maurice was just a bully. He enjoyed roughing up the young rich boys.
a. Maurice was roughing Holden up to make him pay Sunny the extra fee. Holden called Maurice a dirty moron, so Maurice hit him in the stomach.
Grover’s Corners is a fictional town in ___.
New Hampshire
The third act of the play is called ____
Daily Life
Love and Marriage
Life and Death
Small Town Dreams
none of the above
LIFE AND DEATH
Who is Holden Caulfield?
a. He is a writer for a New York newspaper.
b. He is a sixteen year old student at a prep school in Pennsylvania.
c. He is a psychiatrist at a well-known hospital in California.
d. He is an up and coming movie star in Hollywood.
He is a sixteen year old student at a prep school in Pennsylvania
Identify Jane Gallagher.
a. She was the sister of a boy on the fencing team. She usually attended the games, hoping to attract Holden's attention.
b. She had lived next door to Holden before he came to Pencey. They played checkers and became good friends.
c. He was the headmaster's daughter. Holden had been dating her until her father made them stop seeing each other.
d. She was the daughter of his mother's best friend. Holden introduced her to Stradlater because he didn't want to date her himself.
b. She had lived next door to Holden before he came to Pencey. They played checkers and became good friends.
Where did Holden decide to go?
a. He thought he would go to California to see his brother.
b. He decided to visit Jane Gallagher.
c. He thought it best to go directly to his parents' house.
d. He decided to leave Pencey early and stay in a hotel in New York for a few days.
d. He decided to leave Pencey early and stay in a hotel in New York for a few days.
Holden said he felt like committing suicide. Why didn't he do it?
a. He wanted to write a letter to Phoebe first, but he didn't have paper or pencil, so he decided to wait.
b. He was afraid he might not succeed, and then he would have to face his parents.
c. He didn't want a bunch of "stupid rubbernecks" looking at him all gory.
d. He was going to jump out the window, but he couldn't get it open. He got tired of trying, and fell asleep.
c. He didn't want a bunch of "stupid rubbernecks" looking at him all gory.
At the beginning of Act I, the narrator(stage manager) tells us about ___.
a. a time capsule
b. the Webb and Gibbs houses
c. the minimalist stage directions
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
d. all of the above
Just prior to the wedding, who gets nervous and has cold feet.
George
Emily
both George and Emily
Doc Gibbs and Editor Webb
none of the above
both George and Emily
Where is Holden as he narrates the story?
a. He is at his parents' house in New York.
b. He is on a plane flying to Europe.
c. He is in the school library.
d. He is at a rest home in California.
d. He is at a rest home in California
Why doesn't Holden go down to see Jane?
a. He wasn't in the mood.
b. Stradlater threatened to punch him if he did.
c. He didn't think she would remember him.
d. He didn't want to get stuck taking her out.
a. He wasn't in the mood.
Whom did Holden meet on his train ride? Why did he lie to her?
a. He met a friend of his mother's. He lied because he was afraid she would tell his mother she saw him.
b. He met the mother of a school mate. He lied because he wanted the mother to feel proud of her son, and he wanted to tell her what she wanted to hear.
c. He met a friend who had graduated from Pencey the previous year. He lied because he was embarrassed to admit that he had flunked out.
d. He met one of his teachers from elementary school He lied because she had always had a good opinion of him, and he didn't want to change that.
b. He met the mother of a school mate. He lied because he wanted the mother to feel proud of her son, and he wanted to tell her what she wanted to hear.
How did Holden explain his catcher in the rye daydream?
a. He would be running through a field of rye and farmers with pitchforks would be chasing him.
b. He would play baseball wearing his brother's glove, and stand in the outfield, ready to catch anything that came his way.
c. He would stand guard over all of the rye whiskey in the world and make sure no one got drunk.
d. He would stand in a field of rye, where his job would be to catch any children who started to go over the cliff.
d. He would stand in a field of rye, where his job would be to catch any children who started to go over the cliff.
The play begins in ___.
1901
1899
1922
1904
1913
1901
Emily decides to go back to ___.
the day she fell in love with George
Christmas, 1899
New Year’s Eve, 1900
her fifth birthday
none of the above
none of the above
(she goes back to her 12th birthday)
Why wouldn't Holden be back to Pencey after Christmas vacation?
a. .He had been expelled because he failed four of five subjects
b. He had lost his athletic scholarship and could not afford the tuition.
c. He had been given an early acceptance to college and was starting the next semester.
d. His father was sick and he had to go to work to help support the family.
a. .He had been expelled because he failed four of five subjects
About what did Holden write Stradlater's composition?
a. It was about his bedroom when he was a little boy.
b. It was about the inside of a New York subway car.
c. It was about the shower stall between his room and the adjoining one.
d. It was about his dead brother's baseball glove.
d. It was about his dead brother's baseball glove.
Who is Phoebe?
a. She is Holden's little sister.
b. She is an old friend of Holden's brother.
c. She is Holden's aunt, in whom he confides.
d. She is a playmate from his early childhood.
a. She is Holden's little sister.
True or False:
People thought Holden attempted suicide when his brother Allie died.
True
The first act of the play is called ___.
Daily Life
Love and Marriage
Life and Death
Small Town Dreams
none of the above
DAILY LIFE
The play ends in the year ___.
1901
1899
1922
1904
1913
1913
What "dirty trick" did Mr. Spencer pull on Holden?
a. He orally read back Holden's exam answer and the note Holden had written.
b. He had a surprise going away party, even though Holden had said he didn't want a party.
c. He pretended to be dead to scare Holden.
d. He called Holden's parents while Holden was present and discussed his (Holden's) situation with them.
a. He orally read back Holden's exam answer and the note Holden had written.
What happened to the composition Holden wrote for Stradlater?
a. Stradlater turned it in and got an "A" on it.
b. Stradlater insulted Holden about the topic and Holden ripped it up.
c. The English teach recognized Holden's style and failed Stradlater.
d. Stradlater didn't use it because Jane wrote one that he liked better.
b. Stradlater insulted Holden about the topic and Holden ripped it up.
What was the "big mess" Holden got into when he got back to the hotel after being at Ernie's?
a. He was drunk and lost his temper. He started destroying the furniture and punching holes in the walls in his room. The hotel security came to subdue him.
b. He was being chased by a group of young boys. He ran into the hotel for safety and they followed him in. The management came to his rescue.
c. He didn't have enough money to pay his cab fare. The cab driver followed him into the hotel and up to his room, complaining loudly that Holden had not paid.
d. The elevator operator set him up with a prostitute, and told him the fee was $5.00. When she arrived, he decided he didn't want her services, and paid her the $5.00. She said it was $10.00, but Holden refused to pay the extra $5.00.
d. The elevator operator set him up with a prostitute, and told him the fee was $5.00. When she arrived, he decided he didn't want her services, and paid her the $5.00. She said it was $10.00, but Holden refused to pay the extra $5.00.
Holden's brother D.B. is out in California now. What is his job?
a) dancer
b) prostitute
c) writer
d) all of the above
The second act of the play is called ___.
Daily Life
Love and Marriage
Life and Death
Small Town Dreams
none of the above
LOVE AND MARRIAGE
Before the Stage Manager says goodnight to the audience, he ___.
turns off all the lights
puts away all of the chairs
checks and winds his watch.
all of the above
none of the above
ALL OF THE ABOVE