"Catcher" Ch. 1-5 Review

D.B. is

• Holden's brother

• a friend at Pencey Prep

• Holden's abbreviation for deadbeat

• a girl Holden secretly admires

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Advertisements for Pencey Prep claim the school

• has a 100% graduation rate

• sees that all students were accepted into Ivy League colleges

• offers full scholarships

• molds boys into men

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The fencing team returned early because

• Mr. Spencer cancelled the game.

• One of the fencers was wounded.

• Holden left all t he equipment on the subway

• kickoff time for the game was 2 PM

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The fencing team returned early because

• Mr. Spencer cancelled the game.

• One of the fencers was wounded.

• Holden left all t he equipment on the subway

• kickoff time for the game was 2 PM

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The story opens

• on Thanksgiving Day

• in December before Christmas

• on New Year's Eve

• in the middle of the night

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In the first chapter, Holden realizes

• his parents have just received a bad report about his conduct

• his parents are due for a visit

• he has been kicked out of school

• he has been suspended form school

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Holden wants to go to Mr. Spencer's house to

• get a sense that he is leaving Pencey

• deliver some flowers to Mr. Spencer

• ask how he scored on his history test

• ask for for a passing grade

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Holden comments that Mr. Spencer's room

• was dark as a cave

• had books on shelves and scattered on the floor

• smelled like whiskey

• smelled like Vicks Nose Drops

As he's talking to Mr. Spencer, Holden is thinking about

• what school he'll attend next

• when he'll tell his parents he's been kicked out of school

• the ducks in Central Park

• throwing the football around one night just before dinner

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Mr. Spencer tells the narrator

• to have his parents write a letter to Dr. Thurmer

• life is a game

• quitters never win

• he can probably return to school after the Christmas break

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