Catcher in the Rye chapters 13-14

Why does Holden walk all the way back to his hotel from Ernie's bar?

• Hes tired of taking taxis.

• Someone stole his wallet so he's out of money.

• Nobody wants to pick him up.

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When does Holden agree to pay a prostitute to come up to his room?

• When he's walking down the street and sees one.

• When he gets in the elevator, the clerk offers to send him one.

• When he gets back to his room and finds that it is no longer empty.

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Why does Holden agree to have a prostitute come to his room?

• He's confused.

• He's depressed.

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What does Holden tell Sunny (the prostitute) after she takes off her dress?

• He asks about why/how she became a prostitute.

• He proposes to her.

• He says he's recently had surgery on his "clavichord" so he's not in the mood to do anything.

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After Sunny leaves, what does Holden do?

• Goes back out to another bar.

• Has an imaginary talk with his dead brother, Allie.

• Throws up because he's too drunk.

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Who startles Holden by knocking at his hotel room door?

• Phoebe, Holden's younger sister.

• Sunny and Maurice, the doorman.

• His parents.

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What happens why Holden lets them in his hotel room?

• Maurice punches him in the stomach because he wouldn't pay an extra $5 to Sunny.

• Holden cries because he got kicked out of school and doesn't know what to do.

• Stradlater punches him in the face... again.

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After the confrontation/fight with Maurice, what does Holden do?

• Finally calls his parents.

• Goes to the bathroom and vomits.

• Pretends that he was shot in the stomach and imagines how he would get revenge.

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