Catcher in the Rye

We can struggle to appreciate books where the quality arises not exclusively from plot, but also from the _____ itself.

• author
• cover
• language
• publisher

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Who is the main character in "Catcher in the Rye"?

• Tom Sawyer
• Jay Gatsby
• Holden Caulfield
• Atticus Finch

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What does the narrator in "Catcher in the Rye" really want?

• to find love

• to make money

• to gain power

• to stop time

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The intensity of the main character's emotions in "Catcher in the Rye" is masked by the tactics of his _____.

• friends
• enemies
• family
• narration

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The narrator uses the _____ constantly, which you’re not supposed to do as a writer.

• first person narrative
• active voice

• third person narrative
• passive voice

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In "The Catcher in the Rye" the narrator uses minimization of language as a form of what?

• Sarcasm
• Irony
• Humor
• self protection

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Who is the author of "Catcher in the Rye"?

• Ernest Hemingway
• F. Scott Fitzgerald
• George Orwell
• J.D. Salinger

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

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What event did the author NOT personally experience during World War II?

• Battle of the Bulge

• D-Day

• Concentration Camp liberation

• Pearl Harbor

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“Catcher in the Rye” is a book about clinging to what?

• Clinging to innocence

• Clinging to wealth
• Clinging to fame
• Clinging to power

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

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According to the novel, trying to keep everything the same and everyone innocent is only leads to what?

• Happiness

• Madness

• Progress

• Freedom

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