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Catcher In The Rye Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz on the best book ever written. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by Blinkgreday. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Blinkgreday

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
82,607

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2214

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following things did Holden hate? Hint

phonies

all of the these

the word "grand"

the movies

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Question 2 of 10

2. What novel by Charles Dickens does Holden mention in the first line of the book? Hint

Great Expectations

David Copperfield

Tale of Two Cities

Oliver Twist

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where is it presumed that Holden ends up at the end of the book? Hint

at home living with his family

in a mental institution

in prison

back at Pencey

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is Holden doing at the end of the second to last chapter? Hint

calling Jane

taking Phoebe for a ride on the carousel

running out of Mr. Antolini's house

having a heart to heart conversation with his mom

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Question 5 of 10

5. Mark David Chapman said that Holden Caufield inspired him to kill what celebrity?

Answer: (Two Words Or Just Surname)

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Question 6 of 10

6. In what year was the book first published?

Answer: (Four Digit Number)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who does Holden get into a physical fight with before he leaves Pencey? Hint

Ernest Morrow

Ackley

Stradlater

Rudolf Schmidt

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of the record that Holden buys for Phoebe?

Answer: (Three Words, Omit The Quotes)

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Question 9 of 10

9. How much does Holden pay for the record that he buys for Phoebe? Hint

two dollars and fifty cents

five dollars

seven dollars and fifty cents

ten dollars

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the cab driver's name whom Holden asks where the ducks go in winter when the lake freezes?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following things did Holden hate?

Answer: all of the these

Yeah, Holden Caufield hated just about everybody and everything.

2. What novel by Charles Dickens does Holden mention in the first line of the book?

Answer: David Copperfield

The whole first line is: 'If you really want to know about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth.'

3. Where is it presumed that Holden ends up at the end of the book?

Answer: in a mental institution

He belongs here in my opinion! He wants to head west, but I guess his parents get to him first.

4. What is Holden doing at the end of the second to last chapter?

Answer: taking Phoebe for a ride on the carousel

He is in the mental institution in the last chapter, but he does not feel like saying how he gets there.

5. Mark David Chapman said that Holden Caufield inspired him to kill what celebrity?

Answer: John Lennon

This was because of Holden's hatred for phonies, which is what Chapman thought that Lennon was. Chapman shot Lennon to death on December 8, 1980.

6. In what year was the book first published?

Answer: 1951

It is often referred to as "the book that was published in 1951 that captured a whole generation of readers". It is still considered today to be a controversial book. Parts of the book were published as magazine stories in the 1940s.

7. Who does Holden get into a physical fight with before he leaves Pencey?

Answer: Stradlater

Rudolf Schmidt was the janitor at Pencey. Ernest Morrow is the son of the woman Holden meets on the train. Ackley has the dorm next to Holden.

8. What is the name of the record that Holden buys for Phoebe?

Answer: Little Shirley Beans

It is hard to find, but he finds it in the first record store that he goes to.

9. How much does Holden pay for the record that he buys for Phoebe?

Answer: five dollars

He says that that is a lot of money, but it is worth it.

10. What is the cab driver's name whom Holden asks where the ducks go in winter when the lake freezes?

Answer: Horwitz

Horwitz does not know the answer to this question.

Source: Author Blinkgreday

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