Catcher in the Rye Test Questions

=Directions: Copy your 20 original test questions into the graphic organizer below. Be sure to
organize your questions based on their level of questioning according to Blooms Taxonomy.

**EXAMPLE FORMAT**
Blooms
Level of
Questioning

TEST QUESTIONS

Knowled
ge
Question
s

a. Who said Life is a game, boy. Life is a game that one plays
according to the rules.?
b. What did Holden think of Ernest Morrow's mother?
c. What strange things did Holden see at the hotel?
d. What was the name of Holden's cab driver?

Compreh
ension
Question
s

a. How does Holden describe Stradlater?

b. How does Holden get to the train station and how does he feel
about trains?
c. What are Holden's interactions with girls?
d. What does Holden fight with Maurice about and how do things
end between them?
2. What does Holden think about Catholics?
3. How does Holden get the elevator boy to take him up to his
parents' place?
1. Why is the red hat significant?
2. What does Holden mean by what he says about Phoebe and the
gold ring?

Applicati
on
Question
s

3. What does the last line of the book mean?

4. What does Holden mean when he calls people around him
phonies?
5. Holden tries to punch Stradlater immediately after..?

1. How do Mr. Spencers ideas compare or contrast with Mr. Antolini?

2. Once back in New York, who is the first person Holden tries to
invite for a drink?
3. Why cant Holden sleep with Sunny?

Analysis
Question
s

4. After Maurice hits Holden in the crotch, what does he do?

5. What does Holden buy for Phoebe?
1. What physiological challenges does Holden encounter that

Synthesi
s

makes it difficult to interact with other humans?

2. Why is Holden always so cynical towards the world?

Skill
addressed

Catcher in the Rye Test Questions

Question
s
Evaluatio
n
Question
s

1. How does Salinger represent Holden in the novel as a person?

2. How does Salinger compare and contrast Holden to the rest of the
characters?

Rubric
Blooms level addressed in the question

Number of questions

Points

Knowledge Questions

4 pts

Comprehension Questions

6 pts

Application Questions

10 pts

Analysis Questions

10 pts

Synthesis Questions

6 pts

Evaluation Questions

4 pts

Skill addressed in the question

Number of questions

Word Choice

4 pts

Meaning

4 pts

Rhetorical Elements

4 pts

Tone

4 pts

Compare/Contrast representations

4 pts

From the 20 questions total, 12 use

specific quotations or passages
from Catcher in the Rye

15 pts

Catcher in the Rye Test Questions

Test typed in example format

Test contains answer key.
Test is printed on due date.

15 pts

Score on another peers test

10 pts