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100
Holden puts this on when he wants to feel unique
What is his red hunting hat
100
Holden does this a lot and it represents his emotional breakdown and loneliness.
What is lying.
100
Holden's roommate who hides his slobbishness behind a falsely clean appearance. He is clean-shaven, but uses a dirty razor; likewise, he is "yearbook handsome" and popular with girls, but takes advantage of them.
Who is Stradlater.
100
This is where Holden goes immediately after his fight with Stradlater
What is Ackley's Room.
100
"Sleep tight, ya morons!"
Who is Holden.
200
It was purchased in a used sporting goods store, and represents being different and feeling protected.
What is Holden's red hunting hat
200
Holden calls people this when he feels they are not being true to themselves.
What are phonies
200
The smartest member of the Caulfield family, who had red hair, wrote poems on his fielder's mitt, and died of leukemia.
Who is Allie Caulfield.
200
Holden goes here after the football game.
What is old Spencer's
200
Who said, "I don't think this is a smoker, Rudolf"
Who is Mrs. Morrow
300
It is covered in poems, written in green ink.
What is Allie's baseball mitt.
300
Holden feels terrible about doing this, although his fencing team was home early enough to watch the football game with Saxon Hall.
What is lost all the fencing team's equipment on the subway.
300
He makes Holden read his awful essay out loud and uses a "tough love" approach to help Holden shape up.
Who is Mr. Spencer.
300
Holden tells lots of lies to Mrs. Morrow here
What is the train
300
Who said it: "Life is a game, son, a game one plays according to the rules."
Who is old Spencer
400
Holden hates going to see them because they are the epitome of phoniness -- everyone in them is faking it!
What is the movies.
400
Holden claims this is his name when he speaks to Ernie Morrow's mother.
Rudolf Schmidt
400
He used to be a great writer, but now he just "prostitutes" himself for the movies.
Who is D.B. Caulfield.
400
After he runs away from school, Holden hops on a train headed toward this place.
What is New York.
400
"If you don't shut up, I'm going to slam ya one."
Who is Stradlater
500
Holden seems to be trying to hold onto this, as represented by his obsession with Allie's mitt
What is childhood
500
Holden does this a lot and it represents his emotional breakdown and loneliness.
What is lying
500
A pretty girl who Holden likes and respects. She "keeps all her kings in the back row."
Who is Jane Gallagher.
500
Holden goes here to say a final goodbye to Pencey.
What is the hill next to the football field
500
"I don't care what you say about me or anything, but if you start making cracks about my goddam religion, for Chrissake-"
Who is Ackley