Catcher in the Rye Pre-Reading

Which school does Holden attend?

• Hollywood Boulevard
• Pencey Prep
• Edward Lakes
• Easton Avenue

What type of equipment did Holden leave on the subway, causing his team members to ostracize him?

• fencing
• polo
• football
• soccer

Holden was failing every subject at Pencey Prep except?

• Math
• Sociology
• Biology
• English

Who does Holden go to visit instead of watching the football game?

• his brother, D.B.
• Old Selma Thurmer
• Mr. Spencer
• his roommate Stradlater

What does Mr. Spencer tell Holden?

• "Life is a game that one plays according to the rules."
• "To be or not to be, that is the question."
• "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."
• "To thyne own self be true."

What is written on Allie's glove?

• poetry
• short story ideas
• baseball scores
• jokes

The narrator claims Pencey Prep

• has improved his thinking

• is full of crooks

• is one of the best private schools in America

• charges too much tuition

• is full of crooks and charges too much tuition

The fact that the narrator is at the top of Thomsen Hill rather than at the game suggests that

• he's angry

• he's ready to go home

• he's an outsider

• he dislikes most everyone

That morning, Holden bought

• a hunting hat

• a tennis racket

• a houndstooth sports coat

• a book titled Out of Africa

What did Holden do with the composition?

• Threw the pieces in the wastebasket
• Flushed it down the toilet.
• Threw it out the window.
• Ate it.