Camila Apontes Test

Blooms level of
Questioning
Knowledge
Questions

Test Questions
1.

Describe Holdens behavior when he realizes

Stradlater is dating Jane Gallager? Take into
consideration the following line:
I didnt turn it off right away, though. I just kept
lying there on Elys bed, thinking about Jane...Thing
is, you dont know Stradlater

Skill
Addressed
1.
Quotation (1)

A. Happy, hes glad his friend finally got a date

B. Apathetic, he doesnt really care
C. Nervous, he doesnt trust Stradlater around girls
D. Angry, Stradlater was supposed to help Holden study
that night

Comprehension
Questions

2.) Who is Holden referring to when he says: He

was the most intelligent member of the family. He was
also the nicestnever got mad at anybody. People
with red hair are supposed to get mad very easily...?
A. His brother D.B who left to be a writer
B. His brother Allie who died of Leukemia
C. His dad Robert who now lives Arizona
D. His uncle who died in a car accident

2.
Quotation (2)

3.) Explain how the following quote exhibits

Holdens personality when talking to Mr. Spencer:
The funny thing is though I was sort of thinking of
something else while I shot the bull.
A. He is creative because he likes to tell stories even if
he has to make them up as he tells them
B. He is dumb because he cant seem to keep focus and
ignores adults
C. He is a hypocrite because he acts like one person
with adults but is thinking of other things
D. He is a humorous because he likes to think of funny
stories while talking

3.
quotation (3)

4.) What deeper meaning is behind Holden saying

he like the museum?
A. It was where he and Jane would go to hang out after
school
B. The birds that were strung up on the ceiling
reminded him of the ducks at the pond

4.meaning (1)

C. It was his favorite place to go with his parents

D. He likes that unlike people, it never changes
5.) What is the meaning of the following passage?
This is a conversation between Holden and Sally:
Look I said. Heres my idea. How would you like
to get the hell out of here? Heres my idea. I know
this guy down in Greenwich Village that we could
borrow his car for a couple of weeks..
A. Holden is desperate to escape his current situation
and wants to evade reality
B. He has fallen deeply in love with Sally and wants to
run away with her
C. He is excited to see his friend down in Greenwich
Village who he hasnt seen in a while
D. Holden planned a vacation with Sally and Pheobe
and wants to leave early
Application
Questions

6.) What is the tone of the following passage:

I felt like jumping out the window. I probably
would have done it, too, if Id been sure somebodyd
cover me up as soon as I landed
A. insidious
B. wretched
C. bewildered
D. excited

7.) Why would Holden have said the following?

I sort of miss everybody I told about. Even old
Stradlater and Ackley, for instance. I think I even
miss that God damn Maurice. Its kinda funny
A. These were all his old friends from school and he
wishes he talked with them more
B. He is finally realizing that these people (even the
bad ones) provided him company when lonely
C. Because he told them he didn't need them but now
needs their help
D. He doesn't actually miss them, he is lying and thats
why its funny
8.) Why would Holden ask Ackley if he could stay in
his room if he wasnt fond of him in the first place?
Read the follwing passage to help you remember
what happened before:

5.
Meaning
(2)
Quotation (4)

6. Tone (1)

7.
Quotation (5)

8.
Quotation (6)

 I had a feeling old Ackley probably heard all the

racket and was awake. So I went through the shower
curtains into his room, just to see what the hell he was
doing.
A. Ackley was his only option after being on the streets
of New York
B. Although Holden wasnt fond of Ackley, Ackley
cared for Holden
C. He couldnt wait to tell Ackley about his fight with
Stradlater knowing he was mutually hated
D. He needed a place to think through what just
happened and to talk to someone
9.) How is the following an example of satire when
Holden is talking and dancing with the girl at the
bar?
Youre a very good conversationalist, I told her.
You know that?
A. The girl was mute and couldn't speak
B. Holden thought she talked too much
C. Holden was annoyed at the fact that she wouldnt
carry out a conversation
D. The girl was really shy and he was purposely teasing
her
10.) Compare and contrast Holdens thoughts on the
nuns versus his thoughts on Sally
A. He enjoys the nuns company but is annoyed by Sally
B. He thinks they are both phonies and dislikes them
C. He likes both of their company but in different ways
D. The nuns seem to boring to him and he would rather
spend time with Sally who is lively and energetic
Analysis
Questions

11.) In chapter 22 Holden is talking to Phoebe.

Using what you know, what is the tone of the
following passage?
Oh why did you do it She meant why I had gotten
the ax again A million reasons why. It was one of
the worst schools I ever went to
A. Satiric
B. Whimsical
C. Apathetic
D. Melancholy
12.) What is ironic about the advice Mr. Antoli gives
Holden using your knowledge of what happened in
this chapter. Take into consideration the following
quote:

9.
quotation (7)
rhetorical
element (1)

10.
compare and
contrast (1)

11.
quotation (8)
tone (2)

12.
quotation (9)
rhetorical
element (2)

Among other things, youll find that you're not the

first person who was ever confused or sickened by
human nature.
A. Holden left more confused and sickened by human
nature than when he arrived
B. Mr. Antoli later tell him the complete opposite of
this
C. Holden doesn't understand why he is saying this to
him in the first place
D. Holden was asleep as he said this, so he didnt hear
any of it
13.) Why would Holden say the following?
I thought what Id do was, Id pretend to be one of
those deaf mutes.
A. He doesnt like to have to carry conversations or
listen to phonies
B. He has a stutter and wish he had a reason not to talk
C. He doesnt like to have to listen to things he doesnt
care for
D. He needed an excuse not to talk to strangers in the
streets of New York
14.) Knowing the meaning of lavish;
which of the following choices would best replace it
in the following sentence?
I have this grandmother that is quite lavish with her
dough
A. generous
B. cheap
C. irresponsible
D. competitive
15.) Interpret the deeper meaning behind the
following passage. Remember this is a conversation
between Phoebe and Holden:
She put the suitcase down. My clothes, she said.
Im going with you. Can I? Okay?
What? I said. I almost fell over when she said that. I
swear to God I did. I got sort of dizzy and I felt I was
going to pass out or something again.
A. Holden realizes that if his sister leaves with him,
then he will be in even more trouble
B. He wants to travel alone and doesn't want to have to
care for his sister along the way
C. Holden starts to realize the negative affects his
behavior has on those who care for him
D. Holden was extremely sick from being on the streets
so long and he it just dawned upon him that he

13.
Quotation (10)

14.
word choice (1)
quotation (11)

15.
Quotation (12)

shouldnt leave
Synthesis
Questions

16.) What change would best improve the following

sentence?
Finally what I felt like was giving old Jane a buzz
(A) and (B) see if she was home yetThen I left the
bar(C) and went to where all the old telephones
were.
A. a comma after buzz
B. replace the word and with the word to
C. a comma after bar
D. no error

16.
quotation (13)
word choice (2)

17.) Predict what would have happened if Phoebe

hadnt told Holden she was going with him. Where
would Holden be if he had continued with his
original plan?

17.

18.) Describe how you think Holden would act

differently if Allie were still alive. How does that
differ from how he currently is?

19.) At the end of the novel what can you conclude

has changed within Holden? Or do you think that
he remained the same? Justify your answer with
specific evidence from the text.
20.) Do you agree that Holden has a mental disorder
or is he just being a moody teenager? Explain.

18.
Compare and
contrast (2)

19.

20.