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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Holden entertain himself in the bathroom?
(a) By tap-dancing.
(b) By clogging the sink drains.
(c) By flushing the toilets.
(d) By kicking the stall doors.

2. Who is the woman Holden talks to on the ride to New York?
(a) Ackley's aunt.
(b) The headmaster's wife.
(c) Ernest Morrow's mother.
(d) Stradlater's sister.

3. What is the name of the book of short stories written by D.B.?
(a) The Matisse Stories.
(b) The Secret Goldfish.
(c) The Bloody Chamber.
(d) The Yellow Wallpaper.

4. What does Holden trip on as he goes into Ackley's room?
(a) A shower curtain.
(b) A shoe.
(c) Something unidentified on the floor.
(d) A chair.

5. Who caused the disturbance in the chapel when Ossenburger was speaking?
(a) Holden.
(b) Stradlater.
(c) Marsalla.
(d) Ackley.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many fights does Holden claim he has been in?

3. What book did Holden mistakenly borrow from the library?

4. Who is the narrator of the novel?

5. What does Holden make while Ackley gets ready?

(see the answer key)

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