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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 ask the cab driver about?
(a) The ducks in Central Park.
(b) If he's read D.B.'s book of short stories.
(c) A good restaurant.
(d) When the Museum of Art opens.

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

3. What does Holden see a man do when he looks out his hotel window?
(a) Tap-dance naked.
(b) Feed a woman grapes.
(c) Put on women's clothes.
(d) Hang himself.

4. Why does Holden think Ernie is a phony?
(a) He hates people.
(b) He is a big snob.
(c) He is a bad piano player.
(d) He has sold himself out.

5. What kind of hat does Holden wear?
(a) A hunting hat.
(b) A ski mask.
(c) Allie's baseball cap.
(d) A fedora.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hotel does Holden go to when he first arrives in New York?

2. What is Holden doing when Stradlater returns?

3. Who is Ward Stradlater?

4. What does Holden do when as he leaves the hotel?

5. What does Holden's cab smell like?

(see the answer key)

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