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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What illness does Mr. Spencer have?
(a) It is not known.
(b) Leukemia.
(c) Grippe.
(d) A cold.

5. Who is the janitor's wife?
(a) Mrs. Banky.
(b) Mrs. Brossard.
(c) Mrs. Spencer.
(d) Mrs. Schmidt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of hat does Holden wear?

2. Where do Mal and Holden want to go?

3. What does Holden write the composition about?

4. What is Holden doing when Stradlater returns?

5. Who does Holden say was elected class president?

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