Jacob Morrison

1. What is Holdens reaction when the prostitute, Sunny, arrives to his room?
a. Hes excited
b. He becomes angry with himself
c. He tells her to leave
d. He feels depressed by her

2. What character in the novel is described as pimply, nasty, and unhygienic?

a. Ossenburger
b. Stradlater
c. Ackley
d. Mr. Antolini
3. But we chewed the fat for a while. That is, she chewed it. You couldnt get a word in edgewise.
fat mean in this instance?
a. to chat leisurely
b. to give a long speech
c. to explain a concept
d. to carry on a lie

4. After the Christmas thing was over, the goddam picture started. It was so putrid I couldn't take m
What is the meaning of the word putrid in this situation?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Decaying or rotting
Morally rotten
Of extremely poor quality
Very interesting

5. I put my red hunting hat on, and turned the peak around to the back, the way I liked it, and then
my goddam voice, 'Sleep tight, ya morons!'"
When does Holden yell this?
A.
B.
C.
D.
6. "If a body

When getting off the train

When leaving Pencey
When leaving his parents house
When leaving Elkton Hills
catch a body coming through the rye." What's the significance of the title of the book u

a. Allie and his baseball glove

b. Holden protecting children's innocence
c. Holden's aspirations to farm
d. None the of the above
7.I got a cab outside the hotel, but I didnt have the faintest damn idea where I was going.
What characteristic of Holden does this best show?

a.
b.
c.
d.

His
His
His
His

indecisiveness
inability to remember where he is
forgetfulness
feeling of being lost and alone

8. If Holden had to pick only one person for the rest of his life that he could talk to, who would it be
A.
B.
C.
D.

Phoebe
Ackley
Stradlater
Holden's mother

9.Goddam money. It always ends up making you blue as hell

Which of these is not an example of why Holden might be saying this?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Paying for Phoebes ride on the carousel

Holdens experience with expensive private
Buying drinks for strangers
Summer the prostitute

10.Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.
Who would you predict Holden is thinking about when he says this?

A. Stradlater
B. Jane
C. Allie
D. Mr. Spencer
11. Whatd you do? I said. Give her the time in Ed Bankys goddamn car? My voice was shakin
Which of these is the best prediction of why Holden was angry talking about Jane?
a.
b.
c.
d.

He gets nervous talking about girls

His need to protect the innocent
Hes jealous of Stradlater
Hes thinking about the good old days with Jane

12. What do they do, the fish and all, when that whole little lakes a solid block of ice, people skat

Old Horwitz turned around again. What the hellaya mean what do they do? he yelled at me. The
they are, for Chrissake.
Which of these is/are the best prediction of Holdens inner thoughts in this interaction?
a.
b.
c.
d.

curiosity of youthfulness
fear of abandonment
both a and b
neither

13.The best thing, though, in that museum was that everything always stayed right where it was.
Nobodyd be different. The only thing that would be different would be you.
What does this quote show about Holden?

14.I have a feeling that youre riding for some kind of terrible, terrible fall. . .
What does Mr. Antolini mean by a fall?

15.It's no fun to be yellow. Maybe I'm not all yellow. I don't know. I think maybe I'm just partly yello
type that doesn't give much of a damn if they lose their gloves.
What does yellow represent in this situation?

16. If Holden was doing well in school, do you think he would found a reason to leave Pencey anywa
17. What mightve happened had Holden just gone home after he left Pencey?
18. Pretend Phoebe had died instead of Allie. Would Holden's personality and story be the same or
19.Compare and contrast Holdens opinion of himself and how the reader sees him.
20. Explain how the carousel scene relates to the theme of the book.