Catcher in the Rye Ch. 13-16 Quiz

What color does Holden describe himself as?

• Black

• Green

• Blue

• Yellow

What would Holden say he would rather do than sock someone in the jaw?

• He would rather be in Central Park with Jane and the ducks

• Die a thousand deaths in an inferno of fire

• Sock himself in the jaw 7 times in a row

• Push a guy out a window or chop his head off with an ax

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When Holden is in the lobby, he complains about the smell of the cigarettes and then wishes what?

• He could have one

• He was dead

• He was home with his family

• He and Jane were dating

What does Holden "talk" to Allie about?

• Holden wouldn't let Allie hang out with Holden's friends.

• Holden talked to Allie about his death.

• Holden urged Allie to vote.

• Holden cried to Allie about his grades.

In the middle of the night, someone knocks on Holden's door. Who is it and what do they want?

• His parents; they want him to come home

• Stradlater; he wants to write another essay

• Allie; he wants his bike

• Sunny and Maurice; they want $5

At the end of the chapter, Holden contemplates jumping out the window. Why doesn't he do it?

• He wants to tell Jane how he really feels about her first

• He doesn't want to upset Phoebe

• He doesn't want rubbernecks looking at him

• He doesn't contemplate this at all

When the nuns come into the diner, what does Holden notice first?

• Their conversation

• Their outfits

• Their suitcases

• Nuns don't come into the diner

Why does Dick Slagle put Holden's suitcases back on the rack?

• He wanted people to think they were his.

• He thought they smelled funny.

• He was trying to be polite.

• He thought all suitcases had to go on the rack.

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What play does Holden discuss with one of the nuns?

• Romeo and Juliet

• Hamlet

• "The Glass Menagerie"

• A Doll's House

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On the way to meet Sally Hayes, Holden wants to stop to buy something for Phoebe. What is it?

• a pack of cigarettes

• a Little Shirley Beans record

• a slinky

• magazines with celebrities in them