Catcher in the Rye Test Review UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Catcher in the Rye Test Review UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Where is the narrator when he write his story about the "madman" time he had around last
Christmas? - Correct Answer- a mental institution
How does he feel about his brother writing for Hollywood? What does he compare h...
Catcher in the Rye Test Review UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Where is the narrator when he write his story about the "madman" time he had around last
Christmas? - Correct Answer- a mental institution
How does he feel about his brother writing for Hollywood? What does he compare his
brother to? - Correct Answer- doesn't like it, prostitute
List some things Holden doesn't like about Pencey Prep. - Correct Answer- no girls, outsider,
phony
What kind of memory was Holden trying to remember about Pencey so he could say "good-
bye" to the place? - Correct Answer- playing football outside late at night and teacher catches
them
What mistake did Holden make with the equipment (foils) for the fencing team? - Correct
Answer- left on the subway
Holden goes to say good-bye to Mr. Spencer. Spencer tells him that life is a game, a game
with rules, and Holden agrees. What does Holden really think? - Correct Answer- it's a one-
sided game for upper class phonies
Describe Spencer. - Correct Answer- old, only teacher Holden can stand
When will his parents learn that he has been given the "ax" or kicked out of school? When
will they see Holden next? - Correct Answer- Monday, Wednesday when he goes home
What does Spencer do that Holden calls a "dirty trick"? Why does Holden think it is unfair? -
Correct Answer- read his essay out loud, teachers always do what they want
Spencer asks Holden about the other schools he's been kicked out of- the Whooton School
and Elkton Hills. Why did Holden quit working at Elkton Hills? - Correct Answer- they were
all phonies
, The dorm that Holden's room is in is named after a man named Ossenerger. What did this
man do for a living? Why does Holden think he's a phony? - Correct Answer- undertaking
business (bury people), didn't like religious talk b/c wants people to die
What had Holden purchased in NYC when they got off the subway and discovered the foils
were missing? - Correct Answer- red hunting hat
Describe Ackley. describe Stradlater. - Correct Answer- pimples, bad teeth, annoying.
popular, athletic, good build, date at the game.
What does Stradlater ask Holden to do for him? - Correct Answer- write a composition for
English and borrow his jacket
How does Holden react when Stradlater says who his date is? Why do you think he reacts this
way? - Correct Answer- nervous, excited, can't stop talking about Jane. Used to like her and
have feelings for her.
Describe Jane Gallagher. - Correct Answer- dancer, lived near Holden in Maine home,
parents divorced and alcoholic stepfather, played checkers with Holden and kept kings in
back
Why does Holden admire the fact that Jane keeps her kings in the back row? - Correct
Answer- because it makes her different from other people and Holden appreciates little
details
Why doesn't Holden go down to see Jane while she waits for Stradlater? - Correct Answer-
he's nervous
Why does Pencey Prep serve steak every Saturday night? - Correct Answer- parents come on
Sunday and ask about dinner
Holden invites Ackley to the movies. What does this say about Holden's personality or his
mood? - Correct Answer- Holden feels lonely and he's reaching out to another person.
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