View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 22.

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) Moby-Dick by Herman Melville.
(d) Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen.

2. What cheers Holden up as he walks?
(a) A boy walking his dog.
(b) A girl that reminds him of Phoebe.
(c) A boy singing as he walks on the sidewalk.
(d) A girl skipping and humming.

3. Who does Holden say he is at the apartment building to see?
(a) Phoebe.
(b) The Spencers.
(c) The Morrows.
(d) The Dicksteins.

4. What is Holden's cab driver's name?
(a) Maurice.
(b) Horowitz.
(c) Ernie.
(d) Michael.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Holden see a man do when he looks out his hotel window?

2. What kind of hat does Holden wear?

3. What happens to the woman as she gets out of a cab?

4. What hotel is the Wicker Bar in?

5. Who did Phoebe write a note to in her notebook?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 227 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample