Catcher In The Rye Test Creation

Blooms
Level of
Questioning
Knowledge
Questions

TEST QUESTIONS

1. Well theyll be pretty irritated about it, I said.

They really will. This is the fourth school Ive gone
to. (13) All of the following were schools attended
by Holden EXCEPT for
A. Pencey Prep
B. Elkton Hills
C. Whooton School
D. Shipley School
2. I wanted to find a record store that was open on
Sunday. There was this record I wanted to get for
Phoebe (149) What was the name of the record
Holden purchased for Phoebe?
A. Little Shirley Beans
B. Little Ella Jenkins
C. Little April Rice
D. Little Anna Jones

Comprehensi 1. Which of the following DOES NOT help the reader

on Questions to understand that Holden is lonely?
A. he ordered a prostitute but only wanted to talk;
"Look," I said. "I don't feel very much like myself
tonight. I've had a rough night. Honest to God. I'll
pay you and all, but do you mind very much if we
don't do it? Do you mind very much?" The trouble
was, I just didn't want to do it. I felt more depressed
than sexy, if you want to know the truth. (125)
B. he asked his cab driver to go have drinks; "Would
you care to stop on the way and join me for a
cocktail? On me. I'm loaded." (79)
C. he became happy when he saw a normal family
leaving church together; But there was one nice
thing. This family that you could tell just came out of
some church were walking right in front of me--a
father, a mother, and a little kid about six years old.
(150)
D. he expresses how he has a few close friends
2. Which of the following events occurred first?
A. Holden finds out about Stradlaters date with Jane
B. Holden visits Mr. Antolini
C. Holden visits Old Spencer
D. Holden goes on a date with Sally

Skill
addresse
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3. The whole team ostracized me the whole way

back on the train. It was pretty funny, in a way. (6)
What do you learn about Holden from this quote?
A. he desperately wants people to like him
B he doesn't care what people think of him
C. he is does not take criticism lightly
D. there is not enough information in the quote
Application
Questions

1. You could also hear old Ackley snoring. (51)

What is Holdens purpose when he places old in front
of the name of someone he is referring to?
A. expressing familiarity with that person
B. suggesting, they are of old age
C. showing his lack of respect for others
D. to be funny
2. Do you have any qualms about leaving Pencey?
Oh, I have a few qualms all right. (19) Use context
clues to find the definition of the word qualm.
A. required by rule or law
B. too many to be counted
C. not honest, fair, or just
D. an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear

1. word
choice

2. word
choice

3. What I was really hanging around for, I was trying

to feel some kind of good-by. (4) What emotion is
Salinger trying to evoke from the reader?
A. happiness
B. controversy
C. sympathy
D. jealousy
4. He got very stinking, but I hardly didnt even
show it. I just got very cool and nonchalant. (118)
Use context clues to find the meaning of nonchalant.
A. extreme anxiety
B. great interest
C. showing concern
D. casually relaxed

5. I thought of her going in a store and buying it,

and nobody in the store knowing she is a prostitute

4.
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and all. The salesman probably just thought she was

a regular girl when she bought it. It made me feel
sad (125) What is the tone of this quote?
A. rude
B. compassionate
C. judgmental
D. observant
Analysis
Questions

1.What happened when Holden and Jane were

growing up that caused him to care for her so
deeply?
2. What similarities can you recognize between
Holden and Salinger? Do you believe Holden was a
character modeled after Salinger himself?
3. What is the overall tone of the novel? Does it
change throughout the novel, or as the story
progresses?

Synthesis
Questions

2.compare
/
contrast
3. tone

4. Is Holden a hero? Is he an anti-hero? Why or why

not?

4.
rhetorical
elements

5. What is the significance behind Holden expressing

his yellowness?

5.
meaning

1.If you want to know the truth, I don't know what I

think about it. I'm sorry I told so many people about
it. About all I know is, I sort of miss everybody I told
about. Even old Stradlater and Ackley, for instance. I
think I even miss that goddam Maurice. It's funny.
Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start
missing everybody. (277) From the way the novel
ends, what can you predict will happen to Holden in
the future? How will he change?

1.
rhetorical
elements

2. Write 5 sentences explaining how the key themes

of the novel interact with each other.
3. What solutions could you suggest for Holdens
depression in the future? Explain using knowledge of
him as a character.
Evaluation
Questions

5. tone

1.But while I was sitting down, I saw something that

drove me crazy. Somebodyd written Fuck you on
the wall. It drove me damn near crazy. I thought how
Phoebe and all the other little kids would see it, and
how theyd wonder what the hell it meant (260)
Why is Holden so bothered by the graffiti in Phoebes

2.
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school and how does this relate to his aspiration to

be The Catcher in the Rye?
2. That's all I'm going to tell about. I could probably
tell you what I did after I went home, and how I got
sick and all, and what school I'm supposed to go to
next fall, after I get out of here, but I don't feel like it.
I really don't. That stuff doesn't interest me too much
right now. A lot of people, especially this one
psychoanalyst guy they have here, keeps asking
me (276) What role does the theme of mental
illness play throughout the novel and how does it
help readers to understand Holden as a character?

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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

Test typed in example format

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

15 pts

Score on another peers test

10 pts

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Answer Key

1. D
2. A
3. D
4. C
5. B
6. A
7. D
8. C
9. D
10.B