What a bunch of phonies
This phony used to date Holden's older brother
Lillian Simmons
Why did Holden miss Allie's funeral?
He was in the hospital for his hand, which he hurt punching out the garage windows.
Holden lies and tells Mrs. Morrow that his name is...
Rudolph Schmidt
What does Holden say about digressions in speeches?
He thinks they are interesting.
Noo-noos
Noodles
This phony snapped his fingers against Holden in an unforgiving place
Maurice
What happened to James Castle when the boys tormented him?
He jumped out a window and died trying to get away from them.
Holden tells this lie to Sunny after declining to be intimate with her
Recently had surgery on his "clavichord"
What disturbs Holden at Phoebe's school?
The words "F*** you" written on the school walls
Ello
His sister, Eloise
What does the "phony" war movie Holden sees make him think about?
He thinks about how he would hate to go to war and about D.B. serving in the Army during WWII.
What does Holden finally say when Phoebe presses him to name one thing he really likes?
Allie
Holden does his best to mask his real voice and sound older when he calls this person
Faith Cavendish
Where did Holden meet Carl Luce?
Wicker Bar
frewit
I threw it
This phony told Holden that he should be psychoanalyzed
Carl Luce
Holden remembers that this character kept all their kings in the back row
Jane
When Holden returns home, he tells the new doorman he's there to visit...
The Dicksteins (who live across the hall from the Caulfields)
What's the problem with talking to people about your life, according to Holden?
You start to miss people.
Bloobies
Blueberries
This phony is arguably the biggest phony in the book
Holden
What fond memory does Holden recall while he's watching the Rockettes Christmas show?
How he and Allie used to love the kettle drum player at these shows
Holden tells these three girls from Seattle that he saw this celebrity at the Lavender Room
Gary Cooper
What is the name of the philosopher who analyzes what BS is?
Harry Frankfurt
Wainboos
Rainboots