Catcher in the Rye Ch. 17-20

What is the good thing Holden keeps saying about Carl Luce?

• He is a good musician.

• He is a good listener.

• He is pretty intelligent.

• He will buy Holden drinks.

What did Carl Luce discuss with Holden in the past that he doesn't want to talk about now?

• his sex life

• why Holden is flunking out of school again

• playing chess

• why girls are so confusing

Carl Luce and Holden actually talk about ________.

• Holden's grades

• Carl's British girlfriend

• Holden seeing a psychoanalyst

• Carl's new school

Who does Holden call when he's drunk?

• Jane

• Phoebe

• Carl

• Sally

Who seems to be interested in Holden's well-being at the bar?

• the piano guy

• the hat-check girl

• Valencia

• Sally Hayes

What terrible thing happens when Holden goes to Central Park?

• He is robbed.

• He finds a frozen duck.

• He slips on some ice and falls.

• He drops Phoebe's record.

What does Holden do with the pieces of the broken record?

• Puts them in his pocket

• Puts them in the trash

• Leaves them on the ground

• Throws them into the pond

What might the broken record be a metaphor for?

• Allie's death

• Holden's mother's health

• Holden's drinking

• Holden's broken life

What was Holden's real reason for going to the park?

• To take a shortcut home

• To sit on a bench and clear his head

• To see about the ducks

• To see the big Christmas tree

What does Holden imagine might happen if he catches pneumonia and dies?

• His mother won't know what to do with his stuff.

• Everyone will be upset

• His mother won't let Phoebe attend his funeral.

• All of these