The Catcher in the Rye RQ Chap. 7-9

What happened to the composition Holden wrote for Stradlater?

• Stradlater turned it in and got an "A."
• Stradlater insulted Holden about the topic, and Holden ripped it up.
• The English teacher recognized Holden's style and failed Stradlater.
• Stradlater didn't use it, because Jane wrote one that he liked better.

What fact about Stradlater caused Holden to worry about his date with Jane?

• He is sexually experienced.
• He is violent.
• He steals.
• He is unfaithful.

Holden is saddened about leaving Pencey. 

• True
• False

Where did Holden decide to go?

• He thought he would go to California to see his brother.
• He decided to visit Jane Gallagher.
• He thought it best to go directly to his parents' house.
• He decided to leave Pencey early and stay in a hotel in New York for a few days.

Whom did Holden meet on his train ride? Why did he lie to her?

• He met a friend of his mother's. He lied because he was afraid she would tell his mother she saw him.
• He met the mother of a school-mate. He lied, because he wanted the mother to feel proud of her son and he wanted to tell her what she wanted to hear.
• He met a friend who had graduated from Pencey the previous year. He lied because he was embarrassed to admit that he had flunked out.
• He met one of his teachers from elementary school. He lied, because she had always had a good opinion of him and he didn't want to change that.

Holden flirts with Ernies's mother on the train.

• True
• False

Why does Holden look older than he is?

• His height
• His "goddamn personality"
• His gray hairs
• His "goddamn genes"

Who is Phoebe?

• She is Holden's little sister, who he likes a lot.
• She is an old friend of Holden's brother.
• She is Holden's aunt, in whom he confides.
• She is a playmate from his early childhood.

Fill in the blank:
"I'm traveling _______"
- Holden to Cab Driver

• in style
• incognito
• alone
• to New York 

Why doesn't Holden call Jane?

• He wasn't in the mood
• He got too nervous
• He's afraid of rejection
• All of the above