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Catcher in the Rye Final Exam

Total questions: 102

Worksheet time: 3hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which school does Holden attend?
a)
Hollywood Boulevard
b)
Pencey Prep
c)
Edward Lakes
d)
Easton Avenue
2.

Why does Holden call his brother D.B. a prostitute?

a)

Because he lives in Hollywood writing for the movie industry

b)

Because he writes best sellers

c)

Because he became an actor and lives in Hollywood

d)

Because he works an a male escort

3.

Why has Holden been kicked out of Pencey Prep?

a)

For flunking too many classes

b)

For destroying school property

c)

For selling the fencing equipment at a pawn shop in New York

d)

For torturing a boy named James Castle with a bunch of other bullies

4.

Why is Holden so worried about Stradlater’s date with Jane?

a)

He likes Jane and doesn’t want Stradlater coming on to her.

b)

He doesn’t want Stradlater to mention that he knows him.

c)

He’s worried Stradlater will make a fool of himself.

d)

He’s worried he won’t get a chance to say goodbye to Stradlater.

5.

Why does Ackley annoy Holden?

a)

He has really bad personal hygiene, asks aggravating questions, and messes with Holden’s things.

b)

He’s really smart and always showing off how good his grades are.

c)

He has a really high, screechy voice and always spills whatever he’s drinking on Holden’s bed.

d)

He’s always snapping people with his towel after he gets out of the shower

6.

How did Holden’s younger brother, Allie, die?

a)

Leukemia

b)

A sudden heart-attack

c)

A terrible car crash

d)

His brother D.B. accidentally shot him

7.

Holden is concerned about where the ducks go in the winter from the Central Park Lagoon.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Identify the character being referred to by the bolded pronoun:

“He hated Stradlater’s guts and he never came in the room if Stradlater was around. He hated everybody’s guts…”

a)

Holden

b)

Ackley

c)

D.B.

d)

Thurmer

9.

Identify the character being referred to by the bolded pronoun:

“She’s a dancer. Ballet and all. She used to practice about two hours every day…she was worried that it might make her legs lousy-all thick and all.”

a)

Selma Thurmer

b)

Mrs. Spencer

c)

Phyllis Smith

d)

Jane Gallagher

10.

Identify the character being referred to by the bolded pronoun:

“I got Bud Thaw’s girl’s roommate now…Hey. I almost forgot. She knows you.”

a)

Stradlater

b)

Ackley

c)

Holden

d)

D.B.

11.
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.
12.
Who is Stadlater?
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.
13.
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.
14.

Who is Holden Caulfield?

a)

He is a writer for a New York newspaper.

b)

He is a seventeen-year old-student at a prep school in Pennsylvania.

c)

He is a psychiatrist at a well-known hospital in California.

d)

He is an up and coming movie star in Hollywood.

15.
Holden is obviously upset, but since he is the one telling his story (unreliable narrator), he can’t really explain why. Using your own inference skills, what is probably making him so restless?
a)
He is in love with Jane.
b)
He is afraid of his parents.
c)
He hates all of his siblings.
d)
He is depressed.
16.

Define "Conceited"

a)

To free

b)

Too many to count

c)

Having an inflated sense of self-worth; thinking you're above everyone

d)

To go along with the group

17.

Who is the main character in Catcher in the Rye?

a)

Ackley boy

b)

Henry Canfield

c)

Holden Caulfield

d)

Holden Ackley

18.

Catcher in the Rye was written by:

a)

Holden Caulfield

b)

J. D. Salinger

c)

Ernest Hemingway

d)

William Shakespeare

19.

Because he cut himself off from the public, our author is known as a:

a)

recluce

b)

coward

c)

failure

d)

winner

20.

Literary Devices are structures used by writers to:

a)

convey their message to the reader as simply as possible.

b)

convey their need to be liked

c)

keep track of their page count

d)

weed out the phonies

21.

At the beginning of the novel, Holden Caulfield is telling his story from:

a)

a mental hospital

b)

a boarding school

c)

a trip to NYC

d)

a vacation

22.
Who is D.B.?
a)
Holden's older brother
b)
Holden's roommate
c)
Holden's history teacher
d)
Holden's middle initials
23.

Which of the following is a definition of the word foreshadowing?

a)

An author uses imagery to paint a picture in the reader's mind.

b)

An author uses clues to suggest events that might come later.

c)

An author uses exaggeration to help the reader understand the main idea.

d)

An author writes about a character standing in a dark corner.

24.

Which of the following words is used to describe the feeling or emotion a reader gets from the text?

a)

hyperbole

b)

mood

c)

irony

d)

setting

25.

Morgan jumped out of the chair and looked her teacher square in the face.

"I'm not cheating," she insisted in a low voice.

"Then what were you doing?" asked the teacher.

a)

hyperbole

b)

tone

c)

foreshadowing

d)

dialogue

26.

A struggle between opposing forces in a story is called

a)

theme

b)

resolution

c)

exposition

d)

conflict

27.

The part of a story in which characters and setting are often introduced is the

a)

theme

b)

resolution

c)

exposition

d)

conflict

28.

Which of the following is a definition for the word protagonist?

a)

The main character in the story, one with whom the reader will identify.

b)

Counterpart to the main character and the source of the story's conflict.

c)

The place where the audience becomes aware of something important in the story.

d)

A direct relationship where one thing or idea substitutes for another.

29.

Which of the following is a definition of irony?

a)

A direct relationship where one thing or idea substitutes for another.

b)

The narrative voice through whom the reader experiences the story.

c)

The main idea or message of a story.

d)

The inconsistency between an actual and expected result.

30.

Which of the following is the definition of symbolism?

a)

The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

b)

Making things more complicated than they really are.

c)

The practice of saying the opposite of what you really mean.

d)

The use of exaggeration to make a point.

31.

Which of the following is the best definition of a metaphor?

a)

A comparison of unlike things without using the words like or as.

b)

The repetition of beginning consonant sounds.

c)

The use of words opposite to their literal meaning.

d)

The use of words imitating animal sounds.

32.
What word does Holden use most?
a)
Kid
b)
Old
c)
Phony
d)
None of the above
33.
Where did Holden decide to go?
a)
He thought he would go to California to see his brother.
b)
He decided to visit Jane Gallagher.
c)
He thought it best to go directly to his parents' house.
d)
He decided to leave Pencey early and stay in a hotel in New York for a few days.
34.
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.
35.
What question does our hero consistantly try to answer through a good part of the book?
a)
Where do the amusement park ponies go when they retire?
b)
What happens to the Central Park ducks in the winter?
c)
Do fish survive in a frozen pond?
d)
Where can I get a fake ID to get drinks?
36.
Which answer choice best defines the underlined term in the passage:
"I have this grandmother that's quite lavish with her dough. She doesn't have all her marbles anymore- old as hell- and she keeps sending me money for my birthday about four times a year." 
a)
irrelevant, spending on useless unnecessary items
b)
stingy, cheap, not generous
c)
sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious
37.
Holden's red hunting hat is a symbolic of what?
a)
His fear of death and the fact his brother died of cancer
b)
His unique, individuality and his desire not to conform with everyone else
c)
His problems in life
d)
His desire to fit in and be the same as everyone else at school
38.
Who comes knocking on Holden's door after Sunny left?
a)
Allie
b)
Maurice
c)
Sally
d)
Jane
39.
What does Maurice want?
a)
$5.00 he thinks he is owed.
b)
To give Holden a present.
c)
To give Holden some advice.
d)
To talk to Holden about Sunny.
40.
What does Maurice do to Holden?
a)
He punches him in the stomach.
b)
He shoots him. 
c)
He hugs him.
d)
He calls the police on him.
41.
When Maurice and Sunny leave, what does Holden do?
a)
He calls the police.
b)
He calls Jane.
c)
He pretends he was shot by a gun.
d)
He chases after Maurice and punches him.
42.
What is his mother's emotional state now, after the death of Allie?
a)
She is well adjusted and has accepted it.
b)
She is angry all the time.
c)
She is bed-ridden and cannot leave her house. 
d)
She is very nervous and upset most days.
43.
What is Holden's father's profession?
a)
A doctor.
b)
A corporate lawyer.
c)
A teacher.
d)
A dentist.
44.
When Holden is walking on the street, he comes across a little boy singing, and he states "It made me feel better". Infer Holden's feelings:
a)
Holden really likes the song.
b)
Holden liked the boy's voice.
c)
Holden likes the boy.
d)
Holden likes children more than adults and can understand them better.
45.
In your opinion, why does Holden like that nothing changes in the museum?
a)
He is scared of change and the unknown.
b)
He feels smart because he will always know where everything is there.
c)
He likes the set up of the museum.
d)
He wants to bring Phoebe there and show her around.
46.

?Where does Holden want to run away to with Sally

a)

The mountains in Tennessee or Kentucky

b)

Key West or somewhere on beach

c)

Somewhere in Massachusetts or Vermont

d)

Nowhere. He loves New York and the city life.

47.

What does Holden say to Sally that makes her cry?

a)

"You give me a royal pain in the ass, if you want to know the truth"

b)

"Come on, I'll take ya home. No kidding"

c)

"You don't see what I mean at all"

d)

Nothing. He didn't make her cry

48.

What does Holden suggest to Sally that she turns down?

a)

They should run away together

b)

They should go to the beach

c)

She should come over for dinner at his house

d)

She should lend him money

49.

What suggestion does Luce give Holden near the end of their conversation?

a)

That Holden needs to talk to a professional, like a psychiatrist.

b)

That Holden should call Jane Gallagher.

c)

That Holden needs to start taking school more seriously.

d)

Luce tells Holden never to call him again.

50.

The little boy singing "Comin' Thro the Rye" is an example of

a)

Holden's aversion to phoniness.

b)

Holden's desire to protect innocence.

c)

Holden's hypocritical behavior.

d)

Holden's fantasies to escape his reality.

51.

Which of the following quotes represents Holden's fixation on innocence?

a)

“The best thing, though, in the museum was that everything always stayed right where it was. Nobody’d move.”

b)

"I can understand somebody going to the movies because there's nothing else to do, but when somebody really wants to go...then it depresses hell out of me."

c)

"[Sally] liked shows that are supposed to be very sophisticated and dry and all..."

d)

"Broadway was mobbed and messy."

52.

How does Holden annoy Carl Luce at the bar?

a)

Holden keeps asking him very personal and uncomfortable questions about Carl's romantic life

b)

Holden is so nervous that he keeps tapping his fingers on the table and biting his nails

c)

Holden keeps taking drinks from Carl's drink

d)

Holden keeps asking Carl for favors, like giving him a ride home

53.

When Holden leaves the bar and has no place to go, where does he walk and why?

a)

Central Park to look for the ducks at the lagoon

b)

Sally Hayes' house to try and wake her up and see if she will run away with him

c)

Another bar where he meets up with Jane Gallagher

d)

Back to the hotel he stayed in the night before to tell Maurice he wants his money back

54.

What does Phoebe invite Holden to that Friday?

a)

The school play that she's starring in

b)

A dinner with the family

c)

Her graduation from elementary school

d)

Her birthday party

55.

Why does Phoebe get upset with Holden at the end of the reading?

a)

He's smoking in her room

b)

He broke her present

c)

He read her notebook

d)

He got kicked out of school

56.
What happens to the record that Holden bought for Phoebe?
a)
Holden give it to the waitress, Valencia.
b)
It breaks as Holden is going to Central Park.
c)
Holden forget it at the bar.
57.
When Holden is freezing on a bench what does he imagine?
a)
Holden imagines that Allie is sitting next to him.
b)
He imagines that Pencey decides to accept him back.
c)
He imagines he freezes to death and he thinks of his funeral.
58.
How does Phoebe think their dad will react to the news that Holden was kicked out of school again?
a)
She thinks he will cry.
b)
She thinks he will send Holden to Military School.
c)
She thinks he will be very angry.
59.

Why didn't Holden go to Allie's funeral?

a)

He was away at Pencey Prep School

b)

He was away at the fencing championships.

c)

He was in the hospital with a broken hand.

d)

He was in the hospital with a brain tumor.

60.

What is the definition of diction ?

a)

a style of writing determined by word choice

b)

structures used by writers to convey their message to the reader as simply as possible.

c)

something that tells a story within a story, also known as a 'frame story'

d)

a method of narration that describes in words the flow of thoughts in the minds of the characters.

61.
What is alliteration?
a)
The repetition of letters in a line of poetry
b)
the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry
c)
the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry
d)
the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry
62.
This type of figurative language compares two unlike things using like or as.
a)
metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
simile
d)
stanza
63.

El Salvador's flag can be noted as a/an...

a)

simile

b)

paradox

c)

anthropomorphism

d)

symbol

64.
One way a writer builds suspense is...
a)
by creating a mysterious setting
b)
by introducing characters through out a text
c)
by providing clues of a future event
d)
telling the facts
65.

What is Dramatic Irony

a)

When one thing is expected and the opposite happens

b)

When, we, the readers know what is going to happen but the characters do not.

c)

When one thing is said but the opposite is meant

d)

Sarcasm

66.
Snow speaks to the people; it’s falling above in the glooming sunlight. Its white, sparkling voice echoes as it falls through the air.
a)
Allusion
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Personification
67.
Crunch! Crunch! Crunch! Joe’s boots broke the forest’s silence. A full moon peeked out from behind two clouds. Tree shadows illuminated the snow drifts in its shimmering light. Joe shivered as a cold gust of wind blew through his jacket.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Imagery
d)
Irony
68.
A woman is going to break up with her boyfriend; meanwhile, he’s buying her a diamond ring and planning his marriage proposal.
a)
Allusion
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Irony
69.

Why did Maurice hit Holden?

a)

Maurice was roughing Holden up to make him pay Sunny the extra fee. Holden called Maurice a dirty moron, so Maurice hit him in the stomach.

b)

Holden had made insulting remarks about the caliber of the hotel, the prostitute, and Maurice's job. Maurice didn't want to hear it from a teenager, so he hit Holden to shut him up.

c)

Sunny had lied and told Maurice that Holden had hit her. Maurice believed he was defending Sunny.

d)

Maurice was just a bully. He enjoyed roughing up the young rich boys

70.

Holden said he felt like committing suicide. Why didn't he?

a)

He wanted to write a letter to Phoebe first, but didn't have paper or a pencil, so he decided to wait.

b)

He was afraid he might not succeed, and then he would have to face his parents.

c)

He didn't want a bunch of "stupid rubbernecks" looking at him all gory.

d)

He was going to jump out the window, but he couldn't get it open. He got tired of trying, and fell asleep.

71.

What does Phoebe challenge Holden to tell her?

a)

One thing he does like

b)

Why he got expelled

c)

The name of the story she wrote

d)

Allie's favorite poem

72.

How did James Castle die?

a)

Illness

b)

Fell, or possibly jumped, out of a window

c)

He was in a bad car accident

d)

Old age

73.

In Holden's imagination, what would he actually be doing if he was a "catcher in the rye"?

a)

Protecting innocent children

b)

Playing baseball

c)

Farming on a ranch in Colorado

d)

Singing an old song Allie used to listen to a lot

74.

Who does Holden call that tells him to come right over in the middle of the night?

a)

Jane

b)

Sally

c)

Mr. Antolini

d)

His parents

75.

What activity does Holden do with Phoebe after he returns from making a phone call?

a)

Dances with her

b)

Shows her fencing techniques

c)

Acts out her favorite scene from a story with her

d)

Reads her a bedtime story

76.

What incredible thing does Phoebe claim to be able to do by simply holding her breath and concentrating?

a)

Give herself a fever

b)

See the future

c)

Talk to Allie

d)

Move objects with her mind

77.

What does Phoebe admit blame for when her parents suddenly return home?

a)

Smoking a cigarette

b)

Breaking a dish in the kitchen

c)

Waking up the neighbors

d)

Taking money from her mother's purse

78.

What does Phoebe give Holden before he leaves?

a)

Her favorite hat

b)

A story she wrote

c)

All of her money

d)

A book of poems Allie wrote

79.

What does Holden give to Phoebe before he leaves at the end of the reading?

a)

Money

b)

A letter to give to his parents

c)

His red hunting hat

d)

A ticket to the history museum

80.

In what state does Holden find Mr. Antolini?

a)

It’s apparent he’s been drinking.

b)

He’s woken him up.

c)

Dressed for the theater

d)

Sitting in an armchair wrapped in a blanket with the flu

81.

What does Mr. Antolini think is about to happen to Holden?

a)

He thinks he’s in for a major psychological fall.

b)

He is about to achieve great things.

c)

He’s going to get in a lot of trouble with his parents.

d)

He’s going to become a great philosopher.

82.

What does Holden say about the guys at Pencey?

a)

He actually kind of misses them.

b)

He thinks they’re like everyone else in the world.

c)

He hates them.

d)

He wishes they were there with him.

83.

Why does Holden run out of the apartment in the middle of the night?

a)

He’s freaked out when he wakes up to feel Mr. Antolini stroking his hair.

b)

He wants to check himself into a hospital for observation.

c)

He decides to get on a bus to Maine that night.

d)

He wakes up in a sweat realizing he needs to come clean to his parents right away.

84.

Whom does Holden talk to every time he crosses the street the next day?

a)

Allie

b)

The first passerby he sees

c)

A little boy walking along the curb

d)

Cabbies

85.

What disturbs Holden at Phoebe’s school?

a)

The words “F@ck Y*u” written on the school walls

b)

The rude kids he runs into

c)

One of Phoebe’s notebooks that he finds on the stairs

d)

He sees a teacher hit a student

86.

Why does Phoebe have a suitcase when she meets Holden?

a)

She wants to run away with Holden but he won’t let her.

b)

She’s bringing Holden some of his clothes from home.

c)

She’s bringing Holden his suitcase from Grand Central.

d)

She wants to teach Holden a lesson.

87.

Where has Holden been while telling the story of what happened to him?

a)

in a recovery home for his mental state

b)

In the Pencey Prep headmaster's office

c)

Riding around Central Park in a taxi

d)

At a payphone talking with Jane

88.

What’s the problem with talking to people about your life, according to Holden?

a)

You start to miss people.

b)

They don’t get what you’re saying.

c)

They give bad advice.

d)

You scare them off.

89.

What word does Holden say people would yell at speakers in his English class?

a)

Hurry!

b)

Louder!

c)

Move on!

d)

Digression!

90.

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

a)

True

b)

False

91.

Why does Holden go to Phoebe's school?

a)

To take her to lunch.

b)

To make sure she isn't mad at him.

c)

To give her a new record.

d)

To give her a letter.

92.

While Phoebe is on the carrousel, Holden is afraid

a)

she'll fall off

b)

he won't be able to get her to go back to school

c)

someone will recognize him and tell his parents he's in town

d)

she'll drop her ice cream cone

93.

As Holden is walking up Fifth Avenue, he feels that

a)

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

b)

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

c)

the carrousel in Central Park will be closed for the winter

d)

he'll bump into Maurice

94.

Why does Holden say he took a cab to the Antolini's apartment instead of walking?

a)

He was feeling dizzy and generally unwell

b)

It was too far for anyone to walk

c)

Mr. Antolini lives in a dangerous neighborhood

d)

He injured his knee and was limping

95.

According to Mr. Antolini, why was their apartment a mess?

a)

Mrs. Antolini was out of town and she usually did the cleaning

b)

Their maid was on vacation

c)

They are renovating the apartment

d)

They just had a party

96.

What excuse does Holden make for needing to leave right away?

a)

He is going to go to the hospital, because he's not well

b)

He is going to go home and confess to his parents that he was expelled

c)

He needs to go get his bags from the train station

d)

He has a bus to catch

97.

Holden confuses the words to the poem "Comin Thro' the Rye" by Robert Burns.

a)

True

b)

False

98.

Several "perverty things" have happened to Holden since he was young.

a)

True

b)

False

99.

The boys involved in James Castle's death were sentenced to prison.

a)

True

b)

False

100.

According to Mr. Antolini, why was their apartment a mess?

a)

Mrs. Antolini was out of town and she usually did the cleaning

b)

Their maid was on vacation

c)

They are renovating the apartment

d)

They just had a party

101.

What did Mr. Antolini give to Holden that Holden he still has up to this day that he's writing this narrative?

a)

A scrap of paper with advice written on it

b)

A bookmark

c)

A copy of his favorite novel

d)

An award for being such a good student when he was in his class

102.

Should high school students be able to read "The Catcher in the Rye"?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Only with parental permission

d)

Only as upperclassman

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