CATCHER IN THE RYE 7-12

What does Holden decide while he is in Ackley’s room?

• That he’ll leave school that night and head into the city

• To call his parents and tell them what’s going on

• To apologize to Stradlater

• To beg the headmaster to let him stay

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Who sits next to Holden on the train?

• The mother of one of Holden’s classmates

• The headmaster’s daughter

• Luce, a grad student at Columbia

• His old friend Sally Hayes

What does Holden tell the woman on the train about Ernest?

• He lies and tells her how modest and popular he is.

• He tells the truth: that he’s an obnoxious kid.

• He says he doesn’t know him.

• He tells her that Ernest was kicked out Pencey.

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Where does Holden go once he gets to the city?

• To a seedy hotel called the Edmont

• Straight home to talk to Phoebe

• Right to his old English teacher’s apartment

• He checks his bags at Grand Central and sleeps on a park bench.

Who does Holden call from the hotel room after spying on people in the other rooms?

• Faith Cavendish, a possibly promiscuous girl, whose number he has

• His parents

• Jane, the girl he used to play checkers with

• Phoebe, his sister

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What does Holden think of his sister, Phoebe?

• He thinks she’s pretty, smart, likeable, nice, and funny.

• He worries that she’s sickly and might die like Allie.

• He’s afraid that she’ll be a promiscuous teenager.

• He thinks she’s annoying, immature, and whiney.

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Who does Holden dance and drink (a coke) with in the hotel bar?

• A group of girls visiting from out of town

• He brings Phoebe, who is wearing her nightgown and half-asleep

• A prostitute he hires

• A burlesque dancer whose number he had

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What was Holden’s relationship with Jane?

• They became good friends one summer, and Holden was attracted to her.

• They went out for years but had a terrible break up.

• He loved Jane passionately, but she always ignored him.

• They dated on and off but were never too serious about each other.

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What does Horwitz, the cabby, get angry at Holden about?

• Ducks

• Anti-semitism

• Pigeons

• Crime

Why does Holden flee from the nightclub?

• Because he runs into Lillian Simmons, who annoys him

• He feels dizzy and his nose starts bleeding.

• He can’t get Mr. Spencer’s lecture out of his head.

• He sees his parents across the room.

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