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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Holden say he never saw Ackley use?
(a) Vitalis.
(b) A napkin.
(c) A handkerchief.
(d) A bread knife.

5. What favor does Stradlater ask of Holden?
(a) To read his hinovel assignment.
(b) To finish his Calculus assignment.
(c) To press his shirt.
(d) To write his English composition.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is D.B.?

2. Who is Ward Stradlater?

3. What kind of hat does Holden wear?

4. What does Holden reveal about himself in the first sentence of Chapter 3?

5. What does Mr. Spencer offer Holden before he leaves?

(see the answer key)

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