The Catcher in the Rye Quiz

1. Where is Holden attending school in the beginning of the story?

a. Pency Prep
b. Whooton Hills
c. Jim Thorpe
d. Panther Valley
2. What is Holden’s younger brother’s name?
a. Joe
b. Andy
c. Allie
d. Jack
3. What does DB do for a living?
a. Owns a hot dog stand
b. Writes movies in Hollywood
c. Owns a hotel
d. Pro football player
4. Whose house does Holden visit in chapter 2?
a. Mr. Spencer
b. Ackley
c. Mr. Antolini
d. Stradlater
5. Why does Holden go into Ackley’s room?
a. He misses Ackley
b. He wants to be away from Stradlater
c. He goes to watch a movie
d. Borrow a book
6. Who is the girl Holden never calls but says he will?
a. Sally
b. Jane
c. Sunny
d. Phoebe
7. What does Holden always ask cab drivers?
a. The ducks and fish in the pond
b. The museum
c. The Yankees
d. Their kids
8. Who is Sunny?
a. Holden’s friend
b. The girl from the club
c. DB’s ex-girlfriend
d. A prostitute
9. Who was the best teacher Holden ever had?
a. Mr. Antolini
b. Mr. Spencer
c. Mrs. Hayes
 d. Ms. Gallagher
10. Who does Holden go ice skating with?
a. Sally
b. Ackley
c. Phoebe
d. Allie
11. What does Holden give the 2 nuns?
a. 10 dollars
b. His hat
c. Some food
d. Coupons
12. What does Phoebe tell Holden about when he gets home?
a. The play and movie
b. A fight a school
c. The carousel
d. A horse
13. How did Allie die?
a. Car crash
b. The war
c. Leukemia
d. A bomb
14. What did Allie have on his baseball mitt?
a. Poems
b. Plays
c. Different pitches
d. Doodles
15. What color was the mitt?
a. White
b. Black
c. Brown
d. Red
16. Why did Holden miss Allies funeral?
a. He was drunk
b. He got lost
c. He was in the hospital with a broken hand
d. He didn’t want to go
17. Where does Holden sleep after leaving Mr. Antolini’s?
a. On a bench in Grand Central Station
b. He goes back to his house
c. Goes back to Pency
d. In the gutter
18. Who does Holden say he will marry towards the end of the book?
a. Sally
b. Jane
c. A deaf, mute girl
d. No one
19. Where does Holden take Phoebe at the end of the story?
a. The zoo
b. The movies
c. A play
d. Ice skating
20. What does Holden buy for Phoebe while he is in NY?
a. A magic kit
b. Ice skates
c. Tickets to a play
d. A record
21. Why did Holden get kicked out of Pency?
a. Failing
b. Stealing
c. Fighting
d. He didn’t
22. What did Holden lose at the beginning of the story?
a. Bowling balls
b. Foils for the fencing team
c. Allie’s baseball mitt
d. His book bag
23. What is the only subject Holden passed at Pency?
a. History
b. Science
c. English
d. Doesn’t pass any
24. Who does Stradlater go on a date with?
a. Holden’s girlfriend
b. Jane Gallagher
c. Sally Hayes
d. Sunny
25. What game did Holden and Jane used to play?
a. Checkers
b. Chess
c. Tic tac toe
d. Hangman
26. Where is Holden telling the story from?
a. His house
b. A mental institution
c. Pency Prep
d. A hotel
 Answer Key
1. a
2. c
3. b
4. a
5. b
6. b
7. a
8. d
9. a
10. a
11. a
12. a
13. c
14. a
15. a
16. c
17. a
18. c
19. a
20. d
21. a
22. b
23. c
24. b
25. a
26. b