Slang
Vocabulary
Motifs
Characters
Quotes
100

Give someone a buzz

Call someone on the phone

100

We had to keep our distance from him because of his ___________.

halitosis

100

Holden asks a few people about this and eventually visits the place to see for himself

Where do the ducks from the lagoon at Central Park go in the winter?

100

A classmate at Elkton Hills driven to end his life by bullying.

James Castle

100

“I saw something that drove me crazy. …I thought how Phoebe and all of the other little kids would see it, and they’d wonder what the hell it meant…” refers to this.

Someone writes, “F**k you” on a wall at Pheobe's school.

200

booze hound

alcoholic

200

Holden is __________ by the fencing team when he loses the equipment and then later by Phoebe.

ostracized

200

A symbol of protection, comfort, or individuality

red hunting hat

200

A prostitute and her pimp who have an uncomfortable encounter with Holden  

Sunny and Maurice

200

Holden is warned that he is "heading for a terrible fall" by this person.

Mr. Antolini

300

lousy with dough

having a lot of money

300

The _____________ foolishly spent all of his money on _____________ items like jewelry and name brand clothes.

spendthrift, bourgeois 

300

When Phoebe saves the remains of this is suggests that she's protecting her innocence.

the record of "Little Shirley Beans"

300

Holden's egotistical and predatory roommate 

Stradlater

300

Holden says, "I don't want you to get the idea she was a goddam icicle or something, just because we never necked or horsed around much," about this character.

Jane Gallagher

400

necking

making out/kissing

400

Because she's so ______________, she had no ____________ about stealing from her best friend.

unscrupulous, qualms
400

A symbol of defensiveness and possibly virginity

keeping kings in the back row

400

The two girls Holden has romantic interest in

Sally Hayes and Jane Gallagher

400

The context of this moment, “The thing with kids is, if they want to grab the gold ring, you have to let them do it.”

Phoebe rides the carousel at the park

500

she hit the ceiling

she got very angry

500

He acted __________ but really it was an _________ personality in order to cover up his true feelings.

nonchalant, affected

500

the dioramas at the natural history museum represent this two ideas

changing, growing up, loss of innocence

500

Holden encounters this person on the subway and lies to him/her a lot

Mrs. Marrow

500

"Once I get started, I can go on for hours if I feel like it. No kidding. Hours.” Holden is speaking about this.

lying