The Catcher in the Rye
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
|
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| show | Holden's preparing to tell everyone about his theories, which he believes are correct.
🗑
|
||||
| What is the meaning of the reference to David Copperfield? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | He believes that D.B. is a sellout and a phoney, the exact opposite of what Holden wants to be.
🗑
|
||||
| What is important in the school motto at Pencey? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What has holden "forgotten" to mention his dismissal from Pencey? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What does Holden mean when he says that Pencey is full of "crooks"? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is significant in Holden's remark about Mrs. Spencer opening the door herself? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | He tells Holden the truth about him, he gets upset and doesn't want to hear it.
🗑
|
||||
| show | It shows the beginning of Holden's lies and secrecy.
🗑
|
||||
| Why is the ambiguity of Holden's age stressed? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is important about Holden's exam paper? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Why does Holden say he is just going through a "phase"? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Why does Holden characterize himself as a liar? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is the significance of the deflation of Ossenburger? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is the importance of Holden's new hat? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Why does Holden yearn to talk to certain authors? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | He didn't care enough about it, and he is unorganized.
🗑
|
||||
| What is Holden's attitude toward Ackley? | show 🗑
|
||||
| How is Stradlater characterized? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is the significance of Stradlater's borrowing Holden's jacket? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | He still cared about her, even though he had not seen her in a while.
🗑
|
||||
| What are Holden's doubts about the message? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Why does Holden enjoy the snowball fight? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | He misses him, still thinks about him a lot, and remembers him very well.
🗑
|
||||
| What is the significance of Holden breaking his hand? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What are Holden's fears about Jane and Stradlater? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Why does Holden fight Stradlater? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | He goes to Ackley's room.
🗑
|
||||
| Why does Holden consider going into a monastery? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Why is Holden so lonely at Pencey? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What emotions do the new skates create? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | He is sad but relieved. He has a bloody nose.
🗑
|
||||
| Why does Holden give a false name to Mrs. Morrow? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Why does he lie about Ernest Morrow? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is the significance of the brain surgery story? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | He takes a cab and checks in at a hotel.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Holden's fear of change.
🗑
|
||||
| Why does Holden give such detailed descriptions of the hotel rooms seen from his own window? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is Holden's attitude towards sex? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | The name gives the idea of purity, something that Faith is not.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Holden felt lonely and thought of how much he enjoyed her company.
🗑
|
||||
| show | He does not take a liking to them and calls them pathetic, showing how quick he is to judge people.
🗑
|
||||
| Why does his mind now revert to Jane? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | It shows how important the topic is to him, how scared of change her really is.
🗑
|
||||
| What is implied in Holden's criticism of Ernie? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | He also sees them as phoneys. Fake, materialistic, shallow, and only concerned about themselves.
🗑
|
||||
| What compromise does Holden make? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | He thinks he's brave enough to take his first big step in to adulthood.
🗑
|
||||
| show | He is afraid of losing his innocence and of "using" her.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Depressed and suicidal.
🗑
|
||||
| show | He loses his money and gets beat up.
🗑
|
||||
| What is suggested by Holden's fantasy of "plugging" Maurice? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What progression is followed in terms of female relationships? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | He admires and respects their purity, honestly and dedication.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Holden is very similar to him– very smart and funny.
🗑
|
||||
| show | He doesn't believe in religion and makes fun of it.
🗑
|
||||
| Why does Holden describe the child on the street as "swell"? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Holden likes it, but disagrees with the chosen casting.
🗑
|
||||
| What is the basis of the museum's appeal to Holden? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is the point of the remembrances of Harris Macklin? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | He tells her he loves her, considers marrying her, and obviously lusts after her, but calls her a "pain in the ass".
🗑
|
||||
| show | Jane's stepfather may have abused her.
🗑
|
||||
| show | He has a sandwich and malted milk and thinks about calling Jane, while later on he goes out for a drink with Carl Luce.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Different authors write differently due to different experiences.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Gatsby was destroyed by a world whose material Holden scorns.
🗑
|
||||
| What is the significance of Luce? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What contacts does Holden attempt at the beginning of the chapter? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Why does Holden muse upon his own death? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | She is very smart and mature for her age.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Their mother is nervous and depressed, while their father cares more about his job than about his family.
🗑
|
||||
| What is significant in the movie Phoebe saw? | show 🗑
|
||||
| How does Phoebe punish Holden? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What conclusion does Phoebe draw from Holden's criticism of Pencey? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is Holden's answer? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Why does Holden give Phoebe his hunting cap? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Holden needs to get his life together before it completely falls apart.
🗑
|
||||
| What is the significance of Antolini's caress? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | He is very sick, both physically and mentally.
🗑
|
||||
| show | To meet with her to say goodbye.
🗑
|
||||
| show | He does not want the innocent children to see/be ruined by them.
🗑
|
||||
| How does Phoebe identify with Holden? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Why does Holden refuse to take Phoebe along? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What new knowledge does Holden gain watching Phoebe on the carousel? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | He is embarrassed for telling everybody what he initially wanted to.
🗑
|
||||
| Who is Holden Caulfield? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Who is Ackley? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Holden's roommate @ Pencey
-handsome -popular -self satisfied -secret slob
🗑
|
||||
| Who is Jane Gallagher? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Who is Phoebe Caulfield? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Who is Allie Caulfield? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Who is D.B. Caulfield? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Holden's ex girlfriend.
-"pain in the ass"
🗑
|
||||
| Who is Mr. Spencer? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Who is Carl Luce? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Holden's English teacher @ Elkton.
🗑
|
||||
| Who is Maurice? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Who is Sunny? | show 🗑
|
Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Created by:
rosedobrovinska
Popular English Vocabulary sets