Catcher in the Rye
Who is Holden's sister?
Phoebe Caulfield
Who is Hermia's father?
Egeus.
Who kills Simon?
Basically all the boys
Who are the monarchs of the fairies?
Oberon and Titania
How many spirits does Santiago speak to?
4
What school does Holden get kicked out of, and why?
Pencey, because he is failing most of his classes.
How does Theseus "woo" his wife?
By beating her in a duel.
How is Piggy killed?
A rock.
Why does Simon begin to hallucinate about the pig's head?
Dehydration
(he has visible symptoms of it)
Where does Santiago come from?
Andalusia
Holden speaks with a teacher after getting expelled. What's their name and the subject they teach?
Mr. Spencer, History teacher
Or: Mr. Antolini, English teacher
Who warns Hippolyta about the play being bad?
Philostrate
The pig's head draws a parallel from an in-book character to a biblical figure. What are their names?
Jack and the devil.
What dream does Holden have?
He wants to stand at the edge of a cliff, covered in rye, and catch kids as they are about the run off the cliff.
"Catcher in the Rye"
Melchizedek gives Santiago two stones. Where do these two stones come from?
Melchizedek's gold breastplate.
Where is Holden implied to have gone after the end of the book?
Who plays Wall in the play?
Snout
Where does Ralph say the kids shouldn't "take short"?
In Lord of the Flies, what is the catalyst for the collapse of their society?
Possible answers:
The seperation of the hunters and other boys
Jack not being elected as chief
Simon's death
Two characters ask for a tenth of something from Santiago. Who are they and what do they ask for?
Melchizedek with the sheep.
The gypsy with the treasure.
What common amusement park attraction convinced Holden not to leave everything behind?
The carousel
Which person was Midsummer Night's Dream directed towards?
Queen Elizabeth
What two adjustments does Jack make to spears over the course of the book?
Barbed spears and a two sided spear (for the pig head)
In the Bible, Melchizedek meets a specific person, who gives him something. Who is the person Melchizedek meets, and what do they give to Melchizedek?
Abraham, who gives a tenth of his treasure
What device in the book is commonly used to smoke?
A hookah