The Catcher in the Rye Chapter 1-10 Quiz

Who is Holden Caulfield?

• He is a writer for a New York newspaper.
• He is a sixteen-year old-student at a prep school in Pennsylvania.
• He is a psychiatrist at a well-known hospital in California.
• He is an up and coming movie star in Hollywood.

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Where is Holden as he narrates the story?

• He is at his parents' house in New York.
• He is on a plane flying to Europe.
• He is in the school library.
• He is at a rest home in California.

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Identify Jane Gallagher.

• She was the sister of a boy on the fencing team. She usually attended the games, hoping to attract Holden's attention.
• She was the headmaster's daughter. Holden dated her until her father made them stop seeing each other.
• She had lived next door to Holden before he came to Pencey. They played checkers and became good friends.
• She was the daughter of his mother's best friend. Holden introduced her to Stradlater, because he didn't want to date her himself.

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Holden is obviously upset, but since he is the one telling his story (unreliable narrator), he can’t really explain why. Using your own inference skills, what is probably making him so restless?

• He is in love with Jane.
• He is afraid of his parents.
• He hates all of his siblings.
• He is depressed.

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At the end of chapter 7, where did Holden decide to go?

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

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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.
• xShe is a playmate from his early childhood.

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Describe Holden's relationship with Jane Gallagher.

• They have been romantically involved for over a year, although they are currently having a disagreement because Jane wants to date others and Holden doesn't.
• They seem to be good friends, playing checkers, going to movies, and talking, but there was no advanced romantic involvement between them.
• They used to be romantically involved, but now they can't stand each other.
• They have only spoken a few times, but Holden would like to get to know her better.

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What was the first thing Holden did when he arrived in New York?

• He called Sally.

• He called Jane.

• He called Phoebe.

• He didn't end up calling anyone.

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What does Holden see outside his hotel window?

• An man wearing women's clothes.
• A man and a woman squirting water at each other with a water gun.
• A man with a gun.
• A woman dancing alone with a mannequin.

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What does Holden ask the cab driver about?

• Where do the ducks go.
• A club where he can go drinking.
• How to build a bomb.
• Where is Central Park.

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