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

2. What does Pencey Prep serve for dinner on Saturdays?
(a) Steak.
(b) Meatloaf.
(c) Chicken soup.
(d) Turkey.

3. Where do Mal and Holden want to go?
(a) Agerstown.
(b) New York.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) The quad.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the janitor's wife?

2. What does Holden make while Ackley gets ready?

3. What does Holden write the composition about?

4. Who does Holden say was elected class president?

5. What does Holden tell the woman his name is?

(see the answer key)

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