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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Holden get to New York?
(a) By train.
(b) By ferry.
(c) He walks.
(d) By cab.

2. Who is the first person Holden thinks to call at Penn Station?
(a) D.B.
(b) Jane Gallagher's mother.
(c) Phoebe.
(d) Sally Hayes.

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

4. What does Marty call Buddy's clarinet?
(a) A licorice stick.
(b) That jazz reed.
(c) An oboe.
(d) A horn.

5. How did Holden comfort Jane when she cried during the checkers game?
(a) By kissing her.
(b) By taking her to a movie.
(c) By leaving the room.
(d) By making her laugh.

6. What does Holden try to order at the club?
(a) Water.
(b) Red wine.
(c) Scotch and soda.
(d) Coke.

7. What game does Holden want to play with Ackley?
(a) Chess.
(b) Checkers.
(c) Canasta.
(d) Cribbage.

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

9. What does Holden shout as he leaves the dorm?
(a) “Good luck, ya morons!”
(b) “You're all phonies!”
(c) “Sleep tight, ya morons!”
(d) “See ya around, ya phonies!”

10. How far does Holden walk back to the hotel?
(a) The exact number is not given.
(b) 41 blocks.
(c) 37 blocks.
(d) 12 blocks.

11. Why does Holden say he left Elkton Hills?
(a) He was surrounded by phonies.
(b) There was no fencing team.
(c) Allie died and he needed to be with his family.
(d) He was failing every class except English.

12. Who is the janitor's wife?
(a) Mrs. Schmidt.
(b) Mrs. Banky.
(c) Mrs. Spencer.
(d) Mrs. Brossard.

13. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
(a) Bang the Drum Slowly.
(b) The 39 Steps.
(c) The Wizard of Oz.
(d) The Baker's Wife.

14. What did Holden help Jane improve?
(a) Her dancing.
(b) Her English grade.
(c) Her golf game.
(d) Her social skills.

15. How much does Holden give Sunny?
(a) Ten dollars.
(b) Five dollars.
(c) Fifteen dollars.
(d) Twenty dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Holden tell the girls in the club he saw?

2. What illness does Mr. Spencer have?

3. Where do Mal and Holden want to go?

4. What does Stradlater do while Holden talks to him about his date?

5. What does Holden's cab smell like?

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