The Catcher in the Rye Chapters 19 - 25

Before Holden leaves to visit Mr. Antolini, what does he give Phoebe?

• A letter to give his parents

• His red hunting hat

• A ticket to the museum

• Money

Before he goes to Mr. Antolini's house, what does Holden borrow from Phoebe?

• A book

• A record

• Money

• Cigarettes

How does Holden describe Mr. Antolini?

• He's strict, but smart.

• He's the best teacher he ever had.

• He's easy to fool.

• He's kind of dumb, but nice.

Mr. Antolini is concerned that Holden is heading towards "some kind of a terrible, terrible fall."

• True

• False

When Holden wakes up, what is Mr. Antolini doing?

• Sleeping next to him on the floor.

• Staring at him in the darkness.

• Patting his head.

• Drinking from a bottle of Scotch

Why does Holden go to Phoebe's school?

• To ask if she'll forgive him for dropping out of school.

• To see if phonies are teaching his little sister.

• To give her a record that is not broken.

• To give her a letter telling her where to meet him

Where does Holden meet Phoebe?

• In the park beside her school

• At the museum

• At the public library

• On the front steps of their home

As Holden is walking up Fifth Avenue, he feels that...

• he's disappearing every time he comes to the end of a block

• he won't be around to celebrate Christmas with his family.

• the carousel will be closed for the winter

• the ducks have returned to Central Park

The reader learns that Holden wants to be a "catcher in the rye." Essentially, he has this vision of children running towards a cliff and wants to catch them before they fall off the edge and die. The cliff represents adulthood. With this in mind, what is Holden trying to stop?

• The children from becoming like him.

• The unrealistic dreams of children

• The children from growing up

• The children from dying unexpectedly

What happens to the record that Holden bought for Phoebe?

• It breaks as Holden is going into Central Park

• He decides to give it to a waitress

• He decides to give it to the little boy singing "When a body catch a body"

• He sits on it in the taxi and it breaks.