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10 Questions about The Catcher in the Rye | Literature

J.D. Salinger's novel sparked controversy in the 1950s with its profanity and pessimistic outlook on life. Did you pay attention in school, if you were allowed to read the book?

A multiple-choice quiz by bigox. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
bigox

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
14,202

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Holden Caulfield attends Pencey Prep. What state is the school located in? Hint

New York

Massachusetts

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was Ackley's first name? Hint

Richard

Robert

Isak

Thomas

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Question 3 of 10

3. What hotel did Holden check into when he arrived in New York City? Hint

The Taft

The Edmont

The New Yorker

St. Vincent's

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Question 4 of 10

4. What type of sandwich does Holden constantly eat throughout the novel? Hint

Baloney

Ham and Cheese

Swiss cheese

Liverwurst

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who does Holden run into at Ernie's? Hint

Lillian Simmons

Hazel Weatherfield

Jane Gallagher

Miranda Singer

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the name of the prostitute who visits Holden? Hint

Bunny

Sunny

Laverne

Mandy

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who did Holden make a date to go to a matinee with? Hint

Sally Hayes

Gertrude Levine

Roberta Walsh

Jeanette Cultz

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Question 8 of 10

8. What does Holden say his middle name should be? Hint

mad

sexy

vitamin

vomity

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Question 9 of 10

9. Where do Holden and Phoebe go in the park? Hint

The Duck Pond

The Carousel

The Ice Rink

The Ferris Wheel

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Question 10 of 10

10. The murder of which celebrity is closely associated with this novel, despite the fact that it has nothing to do with him?

Answer: (Two Words (imagine))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Holden Caulfield attends Pencey Prep. What state is the school located in?

Answer: Pennsylvania

Pencey is in Agerstown, PA.

2. What was Ackley's first name?

Answer: Robert

Ackley is the pimply-faced, mossy-toothed guy that lived in the room next to Holden and Stradlater.

3. What hotel did Holden check into when he arrived in New York City?

Answer: The Edmont

The hotel was "full of perverts and morons.'

4. What type of sandwich does Holden constantly eat throughout the novel?

Answer: Swiss cheese

He always orders a 'swiss cheese sandwich and a malted.' He says he eats them because they have "lots of vitamins."

5. Who does Holden run into at Ernie's?

Answer: Lillian Simmons

Lillian was an old friend of Holden's brother, D.B. Holden says she 'had great knockers.'

6. What is the name of the prostitute who visits Holden?

Answer: Sunny

Holden just wants to talk. She has other things in mind, as does her pimp.

7. Who did Holden make a date to go to a matinee with?

Answer: Sally Hayes

8. What does Holden say his middle name should be?

Answer: vitamin

Because he eats so many swiss cheese sandwiches and malted milks.

9. Where do Holden and Phoebe go in the park?

Answer: The Carousel

Here, Holden once again explains why he is the 'Catcher in the Rye', saving little kids from running off a cliff in a giant field of rye. He sees the "phoniness" of the world as an attack upon the innocence of children, and the cliff represents the end of innocence. He wishes to protect them from the world.

10. The murder of which celebrity is closely associated with this novel, despite the fact that it has nothing to do with him?

Answer: John Lennon

Mark David Chapman was 'inspired' by Salinger's book to kill former Beatle John Lennon. He felt Holden's anger towards 'phonies' and decided that Lennon fit into that category. Sadly, he followed through with his delusions and killed him.

Source: Author bigox

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