Catcher in the Rye Chapters 15-17

Identify Sally Hayes.

• She was the girl his roommate often dated. He was mad at Stradlater for going out with Jane, so he decided to get even by taking Sally out on a date.

• She was the receptionist at the hotel. She saw that Holden was having some difficulties and offered to call a doctor or one of his friends to help him.

• She was another girl who worked with Maurice. She tried to seduce Holden, but he wisely refused this time.

• She was a girl Holden sometimes dated. He didn't like to too much, but he thought she was good looking.

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Why did Holden check out of the hotel, and where did he go?

• He was out of money, so he went to sit in the subway station.

• He didn't want to meet Maurice again, so he went to Grand Central Station and checked his bags in a locker there.

• Sally had invited him to spend the rest of the weekend at her parents' house.

• The heat broke down in the hotel, so he went to a YMCA and got a room there instead.

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Whom did Holden meet at the sandwich bar?

• He met Sunny. They talked about what happened the night before.

• He met nuns. They talked about literature and Holden's views on Romeo and Juliet.

• He met Stradlater. They talked about school and Holden's personal problems.

• He met Ernie, the piano player. They talked about Holden's brother.

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What record did Holden get for Phoebe? Why?

• He got "Little Shirley Beans." He liked it and thought Phoebe wold too.

• He got "The Skaters' Waltz" by Strauss because it was her favorite skating song.

• He got Shirley Temple singing, "On the Good Ship Lollipop." Phoebe liked to pretend she was Shirley Temple.

• He got "The Twelve Days of Christmas" because he knew she had to learn it for the school play.

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What made Holden "not so depressed anymore" on his way to the record store?

• He was energized by the lights and all of the activity on Broadway.

• He watched some jugglers and street mimes, and they made him laugh

• He hears a young boy singing, "If a body catch a body coming through the rye."

• He started praying and realized that praying helped him a lot.

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What was Holden's opinion of actors?

• He said they were all snobs.

• He said they were morons who couldn't get decent jobs.

• He said they were jerks who only thought about money.

• He said they were the biggest phonies of all.

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What did Holden like best about the museum?

• It was free on Sundays.

• Everything always stayed where it was. It didn't change.

• It reminded him of fun times with his parents and brothers when he was young.

• It was warm and cheerful, and no one bothered him.

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Holden mentions three kids (or groups of kids) he sees or talks to while waiting for Sally. All of the following are examples of these kids EXCEPT.

• the kid singing

• the girl with the skates

• the girl selling lemonade

• the kids on the teeter totter.

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What did Holden think of "George something--"?

• He thought George was a nice guy, and he was glad to be rescued from Sally for awhile.

• He thought George was better than him, and he was afraid he would lose Sally.

• He thought George was snobby, phony, and he resented him butting in on his date.

• He thought he and George would have a lot in common and wanted to get to know him better.

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• He started out by saying he loved her, and he even talked about marrying her. By the end of the date, he hated her.

• He didn't like her much at the beginning, but by the end he was in love and proposed to her.

• He liked her somewhat at the beginning. By the time the date was over, he was in love.

• He didn't like her at first, and really hated her by the end.

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