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Knowledge Question

Knowledge Question

Comprehension Question

Comprehension Question

Test Questions
1. What advice does
Holden give the reader at
the end of the book?
A. Dont ever tell anybody
anything
B. Sharing your story
helps
C. Dont grow up
D. Be good too your
parents
2. Who does Holden say
he missed at the end of
the book?
A. Stradlater & Ackley
B. Sally
C. Jane
D. His dog
3. Put the following events
in order.
_Holden goes home to see
phoebe
_Holden stays at Mr.
Antolinis
_Holden talks to Mr.
Spencer
_ Holden goes on a date
with Sally
4.Then a funny thing
happened. When I got to
the museum, all of the
sudden I wouldnt have
gone inside for a million
bucks. It just didnt appeal
to me- and here Id walked
all the whole goddam park
and looked forward to it
and all.
Choose one of the
following to explain why
Holden doesnt want to go
inside the museum.
A. He didnt want to

Skill Addressed

see how the

museum hadnt
changed but he had
B. He hates museums
C. He feels sick
D. He loves walking
Comprehension Question

5. Which of the following

summarizes Holden and
Phoebes trip to the zoo?
A. They go to zoo and ride
a Mary-go-round and then
bond with each other.
B. They fight and go
separate ways
C. They eat and there is
great closure
D. They fight and Phoebe
dies

Application Question

6. She had one of these

very loud, embarrassing
voices when you met her
somewhere. She got away
with it because she was so
damn good-looking, but it
always gave me a pain in
the ass.
How does Holden
describe Jane compared to
how he describes Sally?
A. He thinks she is
classy
B. He hates Jane
C. He thinks sally is
better than Jane
D. He wishes Jane was
more like Sally

Application Question

7. Read the following

quote, Then I thought of
something, all of the
sudden. Hey, Listen, I
said. You know those
duck in that lagoon right

Application Question

Application Question

near Central Park South?

That little lake? By any
chance, do you happen to
know where they go, the
ducks, when it gets all
frozen over? Do you
happen to know, by any
chance? Why are the
ducks significant to
Holden?
8.Mothers are all slightly
insane. The thing is,
though, I liked old
Marrows mother. She was
alright.
Why do you think Holden
feels this way about Mrs.
Morrow when he normal
thinks everyone else is so
phony?
A. She is so innocent
and sweet to him
B. She is ugly
C. She isnt really a
mother
D. She likes pie
9. Read the following
quote to help with the
question.
It was this red hunting
hat, with one of those
very, very long peaks.
Draw a picture of Holdens
red hunting cap and
explain why he mentions
it so often.

Application Question

10. Could what happened

in Catcher happen now in
todays society? Could a
kid just walk around New
York for 3 days and do the
things Holden did?

Analysis Question

11. While I was changing

my shirt, I damn near
gave my kid sister Phoebe
a buzz, though. I certainly
felt like talking to her on
the phone. Somebody with
sense and all. But I
couldnt take a chance on
giving her a buzz,
Why was Holden scared to
call Phoebe?
A. He didnt want to
disappoint her or
have his mother
answer the phone
instead of her
B. He actually hates
her
C. He is scared of her
D. He knows she hates
him

Analysis Question

12. How did Holdens

behavior change from the
way he acted at the
beginning of the book to
the way he acted at the
end?

Analysis Question

13. Now hes out in

Hollywood, D.B., being a
prostitute.
How does Holden talk
about Allie and what are

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Analysis Question

Synthesis Question

his opinions on Allie

compared to the way he
talks about his other
brother?
14. When I finally got
down off the radiator and
went out to the hat-check
room, I was crying and all.
I dont know why, but I
was.
Compare Holdens attitude
when he is drunk and
when he is sober.
15. Determine all the
reason Holden stays in
New York instead of going
home.
16. Predict what Holden
would be like if he was
born in the 200s instead
of the 1900s.

Synthesis Question

17. Where I want to start

telling is the day I left
Pencey Prep. Pencey Prep
is this school thats in
Agerstown, Pennsylvania.
You probably heard of it.
Youve probably seen ads,
anyway.
Reconstruct and revise the
sentences above.

Synthesis Question

18. Write about what

Holden is feeling in the
following quote.
Whats the matter with
you, boy? old spencer
said. He said it pretty
tough, too, for him. How
many subjects did you
carry this term? Five,
sir. Five. And how many

are you failing in? Four.

I moved my ass a little bit
on the bed. It was the
hardest bed I ever sat on.
Evaluation Question

19. One of the biggest

reasons I left Elkton Hills
was because I was
surrounded by phonies.
Holdens opinions of other
people control him, why
do you think he feels so
strongly towards
everyone?

Evaluation Question

20. Im the only really

dumb one. But you ought
to see old Phoebe. She
has this sort of red hair, a
little bit like Allies was,
Why does Holden feel so
insignificant compared to
his siblings? Does Holden
like Phoebe so much
because she reminds him
of Allie?