Catcher in the Rye 18-19 quick quiz

When he goes to call someone, how many people does Holden’s address book contain? (151)

• no one

• about 3 people

• about 10 people

• about 100 people

What did Holden once call Carl Luce to his face, that makes Holden surprised Luce agrees to meet him? (151).

• A flit

• A stand-up guy

• A fat-assed phony

• The only friend Holden's ever had

What does Holden say about the atomic bomb being invented? (156).

• it's tragic and there's so much suffering

• he'd launch it himself at people who deserved it

• he'd sit on top of one when it launched

• only a phony would invent one

When Carl Luce says his old girlfriend might be the "Whore of New Hampshire by this time," how does Holden respond?

• he laughs

• he agrees

• he says that isn't nice

• he asks if that's really true

What does Carl Luce mean when he says he will not answer any “typical Caulfield questions tonight" and wonders when Holden will "grow the hell up" (161), what sorts of questions does he mean?

• deep thinking questions

• questions about sex

• questions about school

• questions about alcohol

What does Carl Luce suggest Holden does-- not for the first time?

• stop drinking so much

• stop being such a flit

• get more serious about school

• talk to a therapist

What is the last thing that Holden says to Luce at the Wicker Bar?

• "I'm drunk as hell"

• "I'm lonesome as hell"

• "I'm horny as hell"

• "I'm bored as hell"