WorksheetsCatcher In The Rye
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the author of Catcher in the Rye?
a)
Holden Caulfield
b)
JD Salinger
c)
DB Salinger
d)
DB Caulfield
2.
What school does Holden attend?
a)
Whooton
b)
Elk
c)
Pencey
d)
CHS
3.
Who is Phoebe?
a)
She is Holden's little sister.
b)
She is an old friend of Holden's brother.
c)
She is Holden's aunt, in whom he confides.
d)
She is a playmate from his early childhood.
4.
Who is D.B.?
a)
Holden's older brother
b)
Holden's roommate
c)
Holden's history teacher
d)
Holden's middle initials
5.
Why wasn't Holden at the big football game?
a)
He couldn't afford the ticket.
b)
He was on academic probation and was not allowed to attend.
c)
He had just returned to school with the fencing team and had to see his history teacher.
d)
He had to finish a term paper that was due the next Monday.
6.
Why wouldn't Holden be back to Pencey after Christmas vacation?
a)
He had been expelled because he failed four of five subjects.
b)
He had lost his athletic scholarship and could not afford tuition.
c)
He had been given an early acceptance to college and was starting the next semester.
d)
His father was sick and he had to go to work to help support the family.
7.
Who is Robert Ackley?
a)
He was tall and athletic, with a good sense of humor.
b)
He was fair-skinned and had a large birthmark on his right cheek. He was intelligent and friendly.
c)
He was short and heavy with a mean disposition.
d)
He had a pimply face. He was a nuisance and rather nasty.
8.
Who is Stradlater?
a)
He was Holden's English professor. He tried to encourage Holden to stay in school.
b)
He was the coach of the fencing team. He wanted Holden to pay for the lost equipment.
c)
He was Holden's good-looking, but conceited roommate.
d)
He was a shy boy who lived down the hall from Holden.
9.
What subject does Mr. Spencer teach?
a)
English
b)
Math
c)
Science
d)
History
10.
What does Holden write about in his essay for Mr. Spencer's class?
a)
Native Americans
b)
Spaniards
c)
The Holocaust
d)
Egyptians
11.
What did Holden write about for Stradlater's composition?
a)
About his bedroom, when he was a little boy.
b)
About the inside of a New York subway car.
c)
About the shower stall between his room and the adjoining one.
d)
About his dead brother's baseball glove.
12.
Identify Jane Gallagher.
a)
She was the sister of a boy on the fencing team.
b)
She had lived next door to Holden before he came to Pencey. They played checkers and became good friends.
c)
He was the headmaster's daughter. Holden had been dating her until her father made them stop.
d)
She was the daughter of his mother's best friend. Holden introduced her to Stradlater.
13.
Why did Stradlater hit Holden?
a)
Holden cursed at Stradlater for stretching out his jacket.
b)
Holden refused to turn the lights out and stop smoking.
c)
Holden called him a moron, and then threw a punch at him.
d)
It was Stradlater's way of showing that he didn't want Holden to leave the school.
14.
Whom did Holden meet on his train ride?
a)
He met a friend of his mother.
b)
He met the mother of a school mate.
c)
He met a friend who had graduated from Pencey the previous year.
d)
He met one of his teachers from elementary school.
15.
Holden says what about lying?
a)
He is a fantastic liar
b)
He hates liars
c)
Allie was the biggest liar of the family
d)
Both A and B
16.
What happened to Allie?
a)
He moved to Hollywood
b)
He still lives with Holden's parents
c)
He died of leukemia
d)
Who's Allie?
17.
Holden can be best described as which of the following:
a)
Family man
b)
Liar
c)
Scholar
d)
None of the above
18.
What word does Holden use most?
a)
Kid
b)
Old
c)
Phony
d)
None of the above
19.
Who keeps "all of their kings in the back row"?
a)
Selma
b)
Allie
c)
DB
d)
Jane
20.
What did Holden buy in NYC for $1?
a)
A coffee
b)
A keychain
c)
A baseball mitt
d)
A hat
21.
In chapter 5, what was the major event that we learned occurred in Holden's life?
a)
He failed out of school.
b)
His younger brother Allie passed away.
c)
His older brother is a famous movie star.
d)
He is dating Jane Gallagher.
22.
What impact has the major event in Chapter 5 had on Holden?
a)
He is apathetic.
b)
He is mentally and emotionally unstable.
c)
He doesn't want to get too close to anyone.
d)
All of the above
23.
Why did Holden get into a fight with Stradlater?
a)
Because he went on a date with Jane and wouldn't tell Holden what they did.
b)
Because Stradlater didn't like the essay Holden wrote.
c)
Neither of the Answers
d)
Both of the Answers
24.
What does Holden decide to do that night?
a)
See what old Mal Brossard was doing
b)
Join a monastery
c)
Trash Ed Banky's car
d)
Run away from Pencey
25.
What does Holden yell at everyone right before leaving the school?
a)
"I hate you!"
b)
"Sleep tight, ya morons!"
c)
"You're gentlemen and scholars!"
d)
"See ya in the funny papers!"
26.
How did Holden first know Jane Gallagher?
a)
They were neighbors.
b)
They were classmates.
c)
She kissed him at summer camp.
d)
Their parents were friends.
27.
Holden gets mad because the women ___.
a)
buy him drinks.
b)
offer to take him home.
c)
are all better dancers than he is.
d)
keep looking around for celebrities.
28.
What imaginary literary character did Phoebe create?
a)
Sherlock Holmes
b)
Heathcliffe
c)
Hazel Weatherfield
d)
Emily Bronte
29.
Holden sits and dances with three women who are from ___.
a)
Ottowa, Canada
b)
Lincoln, Nebraska
c)
Seattle, Washington
d)
Tuscon, Arizona
30.
What was the nightclub called where Holden first stayed?
a)
The Lavender Room
b)
The Easter Bunny Room
c)
The Golden Egg Room
d)
The Sky Blue Room
31.
Why does Holden like his little sister Phoebe?
a)
She has the best CDs.
b)
She has a lot of sense.
c)
She does Holden's laundry.
d)
She pays for his movie tickets.
32.
Jane is the first person Holden showed ___ to.
a)
His mom's Doberman pinscher
b)
His dad's trophy
c)
Allie's baseball mitt
d)
Phoebe's record collection
33.
What makes Jane cry while her and Holden are hanging out together?
a)
Her booze-hound step-dad
b)
A mean ex-boyfriend
c)
A dog bit her
d)
Her mom threw her out
34.
What was the first thing Holden did when he arrived in New York?
a)
He called Sally.
b)
He called Jane.
c)
He called Phoebe.
d)
He didn't end up calling anyone.
35.
What does Holden ask the cab driver about?
a)
Where do the ducks go.
b)
A club where he can go drinking.
c)
How to build a bomb.
d)
Where is Central Park.
36.
In your opinion, why is Holden so curious about the ducks?
a)
He did a project on ducks in school.
b)
He is scared of ducks and doesn't want to see any.
c)
They represent his stupidity.
d)
They represent his curiosity and childishness.
37.
Who is Lilly Simmons?
a)
Holden's childhood friend.
b)
Stradlater's ex-girlfirend.
c)
Ackley's sister.
d)
D.B.'s old girlfriend.
38.
What does Holden's brother D.B. do?
a)
Professor at a prestigous university
b)
Writes books
c)
Chef at an upscale restaurant
d)
Writes screenplays in Hollywood
39.
Why does Holden assume people will think he looks older than he is?
a)
Because he is still bloody from the fight.
b)
He has quite a bit of gray hair.
c)
He's pretty loaded.
d)
He looks and acts older than he looks.
40.
Who of the following is NOT a sibling of our hero?
a)
Jane
b)
Allie
c)
DB
d)
Phoebe
41.
What did Holden buy in NYC for $1?
a)
A coffee
b)
A keychain
c)
A baseball mitt
d)
A hat
42.
What fact about Stradlater caused Holden to worry about his date with Jane?
a)
He is sexually experienced.
b)
He is violent.
c)
He steals.
d)
He is unfaithful.
43.
Fill in the blank:
"I'm traveling _______"
- Holden to Cab Driver
"I'm traveling _______"
- Holden to Cab Driver
a)
in style
b)
incognito
c)
alone
d)
to New York
44.
Where does Holden go after his fight with Stradlater?
a)
Ed Banky's house
b)
Mr. Spencer's house
c)
his mom's house
d)
Ackley's dorm
45.
Whose car did Stradlater use for his date with Jane?
a)
Holden's
b)
Ackley's
c)
Ed Banky's
d)
Mr. Spencer's
46.
What does Holden yell at everyone right before leaving the school?
a)
"I hate you!"
b)
"Sleep tight, ya morons!"
c)
"You're gentlemen and scholars!"
d)
"See ya in the funny papers!"
47.
What does Holden do that annoys Stradlater?
a)
smokes
b)
cuts his toenails
c)
trims his moustache
d)
eats all their food
48.
What does Holden tell Mrs. Morrow about her son?
a)
He'll stay a rat his whole life.
b)
"I hate that bastard."
c)
He's one of the most popular boys at Pencey.
d)
He stole Ed Banky's car and drove it.
49.
What lie(s) does Holden tell Mrs. Morrow about himself?
a)
He has a tumor on his brain.
b)
His brother is dying.
c)
He's going to South Africa with his grandmother.
d)
He'd love to visit Ernie in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
50.
When he got to New York, why didn't Holden call his little sister Pheobe first.
a)
His parents would have answered the phone.
b)
She didn't want to talk with him.
c)
He didn't know her number.
d)
Phoebe would have told on him to their parents.
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