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The Catcher in the Rye Unit Exam

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 41mins

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Class
Date
1.

The structure of The Catcher in the Rye is a(n):

a)

framed narrative

b)

inverted pyramid

c)

boxed narrative

2.

The point of view of this story is:

a)

first person

b)

second person

c)

third person

3.

The ability to constantly read the mind of Holden throughout the book is known as:

a)

personification

b)

mind-reading

c)

stream of consciousness

4.

What does Holden leave on the subway in New York?

a)

His hat

b)

Fencing equipment

c)

His typewriter

5.

Which of the following schools did Holden not attend:

a)

Pencey Prep

b)

The Whooton School

c)

Devon Academy

d)

Elkton Hills

6.

The only class that Holden passes is:

a)

English

b)

Math

c)

History

7.

What does Holden buy in New York for one dollar?

a)

fencing equipment

b)

a hat

c)

a typewriter

8.

This character used to play checkers with Holden and kept all of her kings in the back row.

a)

Sally Hayes

b)

Lillian Simmons

c)

Jane Gallagher

9.

Holden writes a composition for Stradlater about:

a)

a house

b)

a typewriter

c)

a baseball mitt

10.

Holden meets this person’s mother on the train as he leaves Pencey:

a)

Robert Ackley

b)

Ernie Morrow

c)

James Castle

11.

Holden’s older brother who writes movies in Hollywood is:

a)

Allie

b)

D.B.

c)

Stradlater

12.

Holden’s sister is:

a)

Faith

b)

Sally

c)

Phoebe

13.

Holden’s younger brother who died is:

a)

Carl

b)

D.B.

c)

Allie

14.

The prostitute that Holden arranges to meet through Maurice is:

a)

Sunny

b)

Faith

c)

Lillian

15.

What record does Holden buy for Phoebe?

a)

I Know My Love

b)

Little Shirley Beans

c)

Tin Roof Blues

16.

Which of the following do Holden and Sally not do on their date?

a)

Go to a show

b)

Shop

c)

Go ice skating

17.

This person pats Holden’s head while he is sleeping and predicts he is headed for a terrible fall:

a)

Mr. Spencer

b)

Mr. Antolini

c)

Mr. Cudahy

18.

Which of the following is a symbol of Holden’s love for Allie?

a)

The Little Shirley Beans record

b)

Allie's baseball glove

c)

The typewriter

19.

Which of the following is a symbol for childhood in the story?

a)

The carousel

b)

The red hunting hat

c)

The Little Shirley Beans record

20.

Which of the following symbolizes Holden’s love for Phoebe?

a)

The Little Shirley Beans record

b)

Allie's baseball glove

c)

The typewriter

21.

Holden search for adulthood is symbolized by:

a)

The Red Hunting Hat

b)

Allie's Baseball Glove

c)

The carousel

22.

Holden’s vision of being a Catcher in the Rye depicts himself at the edge of a cliff in a rye field “catching” children who fall off the cliff. In this image, the rye field symbolizes:

a)

adulthood

b)

childhood

c)

death

23.

All of the following show Holden’s immaturity and unwillingness to leave his childhood, except:

a)

His behavior during his date with Sally.

b)

His behavior during his conversation with Carl Luce.

c)

His unwillingness to ride the carrousel with Phoebe

24.

Which of the following characters is Holden's roomate at Pencey?

a)

Robert Ackley

b)

Ward Stradlater

c)

Ernie Morrow

25.

Holden’s disagreement with Phoebe may have been foreshadowed when:

a)

Holden ripped up the composition.

b)

Holden sold the typewriter.

c)

Holden broke the Little Shirley beans record.

26.

Holden calls his brother D.B. a prostitute because:

a)

He is a paid escort.

b)

He uses his writing talent to write movies.

c)

He used to hang around with Sunny.

27.

Holden offers to help trim this person’s Christmas Tree:

a)

Jane Gallagher

b)

Sally Hayes

c)

Faith Cavendish

28.

Which of the following best expresses the theme of the story:

a)

Beware of phonies

b)

Be nice to nuns

c)

Hold on to your childhood as long as yoyu can.

29.

Holden is telling the story from:

a)

A hotel in New York

b)

A pscychiatric center in California

c)

A prep school in Philadelphia

30.

When Holden learns that Stradlater is dating Jane, Holden feels mainly:

a)

Angry with Jane

b)

Mistrustful of Stradlater

c)

Bored

31.

Holden and Phoebe fight after Holden refuses to:

a)

let Phoebe go away with him

b)

promise to return to school

c)

give back her Christmas money

32.

Holden feels happy at the end as he watches Phoebe:

a)

unpack her suitcase

b)

return to school

c)

ride the carrousel

33.

Which of the following jobs would Holden be LEAST likely to choose when he is 21?

a)

Counseling depressed children

b)

Writing screenplays

c)

A park ranger

34.

Holden’s statement that Mrs. Antolini is “lousy with dough” means:

a)

She is not very good at making cookies.

b)

She has a lot of money.

c)

She hates Pizza.

35.

Regarding Allie, Holden gives the impression that he:

a)

feels a lingering sense of loss.

b)

feels a guilty sense of relief that Allie is gone.

c)

is pretending that Allie never existed.

36.

Holden’s childhood memories show that the thing he enjoys most about the museum is that it:

a)

has rotating exhibits

b)

admits children for free

c)

seldom changes

37.

Holden’s statement. “You were suppose to commit suicide or something if Pencey didn’t win”, is an example of:

a)

Irony

b)

Paradox

c)

Hyperbole

38.

Holden dislikes all of the following except:

a)

The Army

b)

Children

c)

Movies

39.

All of the following symbolize childhood in some way except:

a)

The carrousel

b)

The red hunting hat

c)

The rye field

40.

All of the following are examples of sarcasm except:

a)

"They give guys the ax quite freqquently at Pencey. It has a very good academic rating, Pencey, it reallty does!"

b)

"Old Ackley parked himself in my room, just for a change."

c)

"Catholics are always trying to find out if you're a Catholic."

d)

"He certainly was good company. Teriffic personality."

41.

All of the following are examples of hyperbole, except:

a)

"He must've picked up that g***am picture and looked at it at least five thousand times."

b)

"It was named after this guy Ossenburger that went to Pencey."

c)

"I caddy'd for her mother a couple of times. She went around in about a hundred and seventy, for nine holes."

d)

"It took him about an hour to comb his hair."

42.

As Holden tap dances in the can while talking to Stradlater, he refers to himself as an "exhibitionist", which means:

a)

He likes to tap dance.

b)

He likes to draw attention to himself by behaving in an extravagant way.

c)

He enjoys embarrasing himself.

d)

He likes to hang out in bathrooms.

43.

Holden comments that Mrs. Morrow was "lousy with rocks" means:

a)

She wears a lot of diamond jewelry.

b)

She is a geologist.

c)

She is a mountain climber.

d)

She failed Earth Science.

44.

Which of the following best represents the reason why Holden does not go down to the annex to see Jane?

a)

He had to write that composition for Stradlater.

b)

The Annex was too cold.

c)

He fears that Jane will not be the same.

45.

Which of the following reasons best explains why Holden keeps flunking out of school?

a)

Passing would mean becoming an adult.

b)

He has poor writing skills.

c)

He can't read.

46.

Holden's roomate at Elkton Hills, Dick Slagle, said Holden's suitcases were too bourgeois, meaning they were:

a)

cheap

b)

worn out

c)

of middle class value

47.

Holden uses all of the following aliases for himself, except:

a)

Jim Steele

b)

James Castle

c)

Rudolph Schmidt

48.

Holden states that he is "traveling incognito", meaning:

a)

He is traveling alone.

b)

He is traveling without luggage.

c)

He is traveling in disguise.

49.

What show does Holden buy tickets for and takes Sally to see?

a)

I Know My Love

b)

The 39 Steps

c)

Hamlet

50.

Which of the following is the best indicator that Holden has taken the next step into adulthood?

a)

He is served alcohol at the Wicker Bar.

b)

He chooses to not go on the carrousel and sits with the parents.

c)

He tells Sunny he just had an operation on his clavichord.

51.

Holden describes Mr. Antolini's apartment as being "swanky", which means:

a)

messy

b)

cheap

c)

luxurious

d)

condemned

52.

Dick Slagle refers to Holden's suitcases as being "bourgeois", meaning they are:

a)

cheap

b)

ugly

c)

small

d)

of middle class value

53.

Holden tells of leaving all of the fencing equipment on the subway, and adds that "The whole team "ostracized" me the whole way back on the train." In this sentence, ostracized means:

a)

They ignored him.

b)

They congratulated him.

c)

They punched him.

d)

They stole his gloves.

54.

Which of the following is most likely the reason Holden does not go down to the annex to see Jane?

a)

He wasn't in the mood.

b)

He was afraid that Jane would be different from the Jane of his childhood.

c)

Stradlater did not want him too.

d)

He had to begin writing the composition for Stradlater.

55.

Holden most likely does not go into the museum after walking all the way through the park because:

a)

He did not want to spend the money to get into the museum.

b)

He knew Phoebe would not be inside.

c)

He was afraid that what he would see would ruin his memories of the museum.

d)

He knew that a lot of the exhibits were phony?