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

2. Who is D.B.?
(a) Ackley's brother.
(b) This is not revealed.
(c) The narrator of the novel.
(d) Holden's brother.

3. What is the school Holden attends at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Whooton School.
(b) Elkton Hills.
(c) Columbia.
(d) Pencey Prep.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Holden say he never saw Ackley use?

2. Why is Holden back early from the fencing match?

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

4. Who is the narrator of the novel?

5. What kind of hat does Holden wear?

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