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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Holden do when Stradlater reacts to the composition he has written?
(a) He cries.
(b) He smokes a cigarette.
(c) He leaves the room.
(d) He tears it up and throws it away.

2. What does Holden accidentally do to two nuns?
(a) Blow smoke in their faces.
(b) Step on one of their habits.
(c) Bump into them on the sidewalk.
(d) Cough on them.

3. What does Holden reveal about himself in the first sentence of Chapter 3?
(a) He will miss Mr. Spencer.
(b) He hates phonies.
(c) He is a terrific liar.
(d) He is scared of his father.

4. What hotel does Holden go to when he first arrives in New York?
(a) Whooton Hotel.
(b) Plaza Hotel.
(c) Elkton Hills Hotel.
(d) Edmont Hotel.

5. Who is Ward Stradlater?
(a) Holden's neighbor.
(b) Holden's roommate.
(c) A student in Holden's English class.
(d) Holden's brother-in-law.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Holden's cab smell like?

2. Who caused the disturbance in the chapel when Ossenburger was speaking?

3. Who is the first person Holden thinks to call at Penn Station?

4. What does Holden ask the cab driver about?

5. What does Stradlater do while Holden talks to him about his date?

(see the answer key)

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