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Quiz about Salingers Catcher in the Rye minor characters
Quiz about Salingers Catcher in the Rye minor characters

Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye:" minor characters Quiz


There is at least one minor character introduced in each of the twenty-six chapters. The following questions are about characters who might have been forgotten.

A multiple-choice quiz by CaptainThought. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
319,990
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
344
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Question 1 of 10
1. Before Holden leaves Pencey, he sells his typewriter to whom? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. At Whooton, who thought the trouble with Holden was he didn't go church? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who instigated James Castle's suicide? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who is the lounge singer at the Wicker bar with whom Holden tries to make a date? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who was the boy that got a "D" in Oral Expression because he couldn't stick to the point? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who did Holden once drink scotch with in church on a Saturday night? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who's the teacher that wanted Holden to "simplify" and "unify"? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who was the guy who called Holden's suitcases too "new and bourgeois," but really wanted everyone to think they were his suitcases? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who sang "Little Shirley Beans"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What was the name of Holden's boring roommate who had a very raspy voice, but was a great whistler? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Before Holden leaves Pencey, he sells his typewriter to whom?

Answer: Fredrick Woodruff

It cost about ninety bucks, and all he bought it for was twenty.
2. At Whooton, who thought the trouble with Holden was he didn't go church?

Answer: Arthur Childs

Arthur was a Quaker who was always reading the Bible. He believed Judas went to hell for betraying Jesus. Holden didn't think so.
3. Who instigated James Castle's suicide?

Answer: Phil Stabile

James said something about Phil, who was conceited, and Phil went to his room with six other guys and did "repulsive" things to him until he jumped out the window.
4. Who is the lounge singer at the Wicker bar with whom Holden tries to make a date?

Answer: Valencia

She opened for Tina and Janine, the "two French babes."
5. Who was the boy that got a "D" in Oral Expression because he couldn't stick to the point?

Answer: Richard Kinsella

Everyone would yell out "Digression!" every time someone wandered off-topic in an oral presentation. But Holden liked it better when people digressed.
6. Who did Holden once drink scotch with in church on a Saturday night?

Answer: Raymond Goldfarb

Nothing else is known of this character, except he got "stinking" drunk.
7. Who's the teacher that wanted Holden to "simplify" and "unify"?

Answer: Mr. Vinson

Holden thinks there are some things that can't be simplified.
8. Who was the guy who called Holden's suitcases too "new and bourgeois," but really wanted everyone to think they were his suitcases?

Answer: Dick Slagle

After about two months, they both asked for new roommates. Even though Dick criticized Holden for being "bourgeois," Holden still missed him and his sense of humor.
9. Who sang "Little Shirley Beans"?

Answer: Estelle Fletcher

Holden says she knew what she was doing. "She sings it very Dixieland and whorehouse."
10. What was the name of Holden's boring roommate who had a very raspy voice, but was a great whistler?

Answer: Harris Macklin

Even if he was just hanging up clothes, he would be whistling something really well. Holden mentions how great he whistled "Tin Roof Blues."
Source: Author CaptainThought

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