WorksheetsThe Catcher in the Rye Unit Exam
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 41mins
The structure of The Catcher in the Rye is a(n):
framed narrative
inverted pyramid
boxed narrative
The point of view of this story is:
first person
second person
third person
The ability to constantly read the mind of Holden throughout the book is known as:
personification
mind-reading
stream of consciousness
What does Holden leave on the subway in New York?
His hat
Fencing equipment
His typewriter
Which of the following schools did Holden not attend:
Pencey Prep
The Whooton School
Devon Academy
Elkton Hills
The only class that Holden passes is:
English
Math
History
What does Holden buy in New York for one dollar?
fencing equipment
a hat
a typewriter
This character used to play checkers with Holden and kept all of her kings in the back row.
Sally Hayes
Lillian Simmons
Jane Gallagher
Holden writes a composition for Stradlater about:
a house
a typewriter
a baseball mitt
Holden meets this person’s mother on the train as he leaves Pencey:
Robert Ackley
Ernie Morrow
James Castle
Holden’s older brother who writes movies in Hollywood is:
Allie
D.B.
Stradlater
Holden’s sister is:
Faith
Sally
Phoebe
Holden’s younger brother who died is:
Carl
D.B.
Allie
The prostitute that Holden arranges to meet through Maurice is:
Sunny
Faith
Lillian
What record does Holden buy for Phoebe?
I Know My Love
Little Shirley Beans
Tin Roof Blues
Which of the following do Holden and Sally not do on their date?
Go to a show
Shop
Go ice skating
This person pats Holden’s head while he is sleeping and predicts he is headed for a terrible fall:
Mr. Spencer
Mr. Antolini
Mr. Cudahy
Which of the following is a symbol of Holden’s love for Allie?
The Little Shirley Beans record
Allie's baseball glove
The typewriter
Which of the following is a symbol for childhood in the story?
The carousel
The red hunting hat
The Little Shirley Beans record
Which of the following symbolizes Holden’s love for Phoebe?
The Little Shirley Beans record
Allie's baseball glove
The typewriter
Holden search for adulthood is symbolized by:
The Red Hunting Hat
Allie's Baseball Glove
The carousel
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:
adulthood
childhood
death
All of the following show Holden’s immaturity and unwillingness to leave his childhood, except:
His behavior during his date with Sally.
His behavior during his conversation with Carl Luce.
His unwillingness to ride the carrousel with Phoebe
Which of the following characters is Holden's roomate at Pencey?
Robert Ackley
Ward Stradlater
Ernie Morrow
Holden’s disagreement with Phoebe may have been foreshadowed when:
Holden ripped up the composition.
Holden sold the typewriter.
Holden broke the Little Shirley beans record.
Holden calls his brother D.B. a prostitute because:
He is a paid escort.
He uses his writing talent to write movies.
He used to hang around with Sunny.
Holden offers to help trim this person’s Christmas Tree:
Jane Gallagher
Sally Hayes
Faith Cavendish
Which of the following best expresses the theme of the story:
Beware of phonies
Be nice to nuns
Hold on to your childhood as long as yoyu can.
Holden is telling the story from:
A hotel in New York
A pscychiatric center in California
A prep school in Philadelphia
When Holden learns that Stradlater is dating Jane, Holden feels mainly:
Angry with Jane
Mistrustful of Stradlater
Bored
Holden and Phoebe fight after Holden refuses to:
let Phoebe go away with him
promise to return to school
give back her Christmas money
Holden feels happy at the end as he watches Phoebe:
unpack her suitcase
return to school
ride the carrousel
Which of the following jobs would Holden be LEAST likely to choose when he is 21?
Counseling depressed children
Writing screenplays
A park ranger
Holden’s statement that Mrs. Antolini is “lousy with dough” means:
She is not very good at making cookies.
She has a lot of money.
She hates Pizza.
Regarding Allie, Holden gives the impression that he:
feels a lingering sense of loss.
feels a guilty sense of relief that Allie is gone.
is pretending that Allie never existed.
Holden’s childhood memories show that the thing he enjoys most about the museum is that it:
has rotating exhibits
admits children for free
seldom changes
Holden’s statement. “You were suppose to commit suicide or something if Pencey didn’t win”, is an example of:
Irony
Paradox
Hyperbole
Holden dislikes all of the following except:
The Army
Children
Movies
All of the following symbolize childhood in some way except:
The carrousel
The red hunting hat
The rye field
All of the following are examples of sarcasm except:
"They give guys the ax quite freqquently at Pencey. It has a very good academic rating, Pencey, it reallty does!"
"Old Ackley parked himself in my room, just for a change."
"Catholics are always trying to find out if you're a Catholic."
"He certainly was good company. Teriffic personality."
All of the following are examples of hyperbole, except:
"He must've picked up that g***am picture and looked at it at least five thousand times."
"It was named after this guy Ossenburger that went to Pencey."
"I caddy'd for her mother a couple of times. She went around in about a hundred and seventy, for nine holes."
"It took him about an hour to comb his hair."
As Holden tap dances in the can while talking to Stradlater, he refers to himself as an "exhibitionist", which means:
He likes to tap dance.
He likes to draw attention to himself by behaving in an extravagant way.
He enjoys embarrasing himself.
He likes to hang out in bathrooms.
Holden comments that Mrs. Morrow was "lousy with rocks" means:
She wears a lot of diamond jewelry.
She is a geologist.
She is a mountain climber.
She failed Earth Science.
Which of the following best represents the reason why Holden does not go down to the annex to see Jane?
He had to write that composition for Stradlater.
The Annex was too cold.
He fears that Jane will not be the same.
Which of the following reasons best explains why Holden keeps flunking out of school?
Passing would mean becoming an adult.
He has poor writing skills.
He can't read.
Holden's roomate at Elkton Hills, Dick Slagle, said Holden's suitcases were too bourgeois, meaning they were:
cheap
worn out
of middle class value
Holden uses all of the following aliases for himself, except:
Jim Steele
James Castle
Rudolph Schmidt
Holden states that he is "traveling incognito", meaning:
He is traveling alone.
He is traveling without luggage.
He is traveling in disguise.
What show does Holden buy tickets for and takes Sally to see?
I Know My Love
The 39 Steps
Hamlet
Which of the following is the best indicator that Holden has taken the next step into adulthood?
He is served alcohol at the Wicker Bar.
He chooses to not go on the carrousel and sits with the parents.
He tells Sunny he just had an operation on his clavichord.
Holden describes Mr. Antolini's apartment as being "swanky", which means:
messy
cheap
luxurious
condemned
Dick Slagle refers to Holden's suitcases as being "bourgeois", meaning they are:
cheap
ugly
small
of middle class value
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:
They ignored him.
They congratulated him.
They punched him.
They stole his gloves.
Which of the following is most likely the reason Holden does not go down to the annex to see Jane?
He wasn't in the mood.
He was afraid that Jane would be different from the Jane of his childhood.
Stradlater did not want him too.
He had to begin writing the composition for Stradlater.
Holden most likely does not go into the museum after walking all the way through the park because:
He did not want to spend the money to get into the museum.
He knew Phoebe would not be inside.
He was afraid that what he would see would ruin his memories of the museum.
He knew that a lot of the exhibits were phony?
