The Catcher in the Rye Reading Quiz #1

Directions:  Read and answer each of the ten questions.  Write your answer on the space provided.  The quiz is worth a total of ten points. 

 

1.  What is the name of the school that Holden gets kicked out of in the beginning of the story? (1 point)

 

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2.  What did Allie, Holden’s bother, die from? (1point)

 

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3.  What did Holden buy during his team’s trip to New York? (1 point) 

 

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4.  Where does Holden go after leaving school? (City Name) (1 point)  

 

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5.  What topic did Holden write Stradlater’s descriptive paper on? (1 point)

 

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6.  Write two words that describe Stradlater, Holden’s roommate. (1 point)

 

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7.  Why does Holden find Ackley extremely annoying? (1 point)

 

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8.  Who is Jane Gallagher? (1 point)

 

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9.  What city does Holden go to after leaving school? (1 point) 

 

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10.  Holden often wonders about the fate of what animal?  (1 point) 

 

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