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The Catcher in the Rye Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 110 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the woman as she gets out of a cab?
(a) She tore her skirt.
(b) She stepped in a puddle.
(c) She broke a nail.
(d) She broke a heel.

2. How did Allie die?
(a) Allie's cause of death is not revealed.
(b) He was killed in a car accident.
(c) He drowned.
(d) He died of leukemia.

3. What book did Holden mistakenly borrow from the library?
(a) Moby-Dick by Herman Melville.
(b) Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham.
(c) As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner.
(d) Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen.

4. What does Holden ask the cab driver about?
(a) The ducks in the lagoon.
(b) A good place to eat breakfast.
(c) The Museum of Art.
(d) If he'd read D.B.'s book.

5. Who is Mr. Spencer?
(a) Holden's hinovel teacher.
(b) An elderly man Holden helps take care of.
(c) Holden's grandfather.
(d) The dean of students at Pencey Prep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the school Holden attends at the beginning of the novel?

2. What does Holden say he never saw Ackley use?

3. What is the name of the book of short stories written by D.B.?

4. Who is Stradlater's date?

5. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Holden shout to the boys in his dorm as he leaves?

2. Why does Holden like that Jane puts her hand on the back of his neck?

3. Why does Holden get nervous when he talks to Stradlater in the bathroom?

4. Why does Holden feel sad when he shakes Mr. Spencer's hand to say goodbye?

5. Compare and contrast Ackley and Stradlater, according to Holden's descriptions.

6. Why is Holden so upset when he discusses Stradlater's date?

7. What five people does Holden think of calling when he arrives at Penn Station?

8. Why does Holden ask Ackley about joining a monastery?

9. Why does Stradlater criticize Holden's composition about Allie's baseball mitt?

10. What does Holden think of his siblings?

(see the answer keys)

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