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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Holden do when Stradlater reacts to the composition he has written?
(a) He leaves the room.
(b) He tears it up and throws it away.
(c) He smokes a cigarette.
(d) He cries.

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

3. What kind of hat does Holden wear?
(a) A hunting hat.
(b) A fedora.
(c) Allie's baseball cap.
(d) A ski mask.

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

5. What does Holden think Mr. Spencer yelled at him as he shut the door?
(a) “Come back!”
(b) “Good luck!”
(c) “Don't give up!”
(d) “Good-bye!”

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pencey Prep serve for dinner on Saturdays?

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

3. What does Stradlater do as he shaves at the beginning of the chapter?

4. Who is the janitor's wife?

5. What essay does Mr. Spencer read to Holden?

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