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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Phoebe get the money she gives Holden?
(a) It was D.B.'s hidden cash.
(b) She took it from their mother's purse.
(c) It is her Christmas money.
(d) It is her birthday money.

2. What time is Holden's date?
(a) Noon.
(b) An hour away.
(c) Two o' clock.
(d) One o' clock.

3. What does Holden imagine while he was at the bar?
(a) He was deaf.
(b) He was waiting for his wife.
(c) He had a bullet in his guts.
(d) He was a big-shot Hollywood screenwriter.

4. Who is the regular night elevator boy at Holden's apartment building?
(a) Pete.
(b) Maurice.
(c) Horowitz.
(d) John.

5. What does Holden say about money?
(a) It makes you blue.
(b) It makes you crazy.
(c) It makes you jealous.
(d) It makes you happy.

6. Where does Holden hide when he hears his parents come home?
(a) Under the bed.
(b) Under the desk.
(c) Behind the door.
(d) The closet.

7. What does Mr. Antolini do while Holden waits for the elevator?
(a) He gets loud and angry.
(b) He stands in the doorway.
(c) He goes back to bed.
(d) He tries to block Holden's path.

8. Where does Carl go to school?
(a) NYU.
(b) Brown.
(c) Columbia.
(d) Yale.

9. What does Holden do when as he leaves the hotel?
(a) Tell the manager about his altercation the night before.
(b) Tell the manager about his altercation the night before.
(c) Check out.
(d) Reserves his room for another night.

10. What does Phoebe challenge Holden to do?
(a) Grow up.
(b) Think of one thing he likes.
(c) Name one person who isn't phony from Pencey.
(d) Graduate school.

11. Where did Holden room with Harris Macklin?
(a) Whooton School.
(b) Pencey Prep.
(c) Elkton Hills.
(d) Columbia.

12. Where does Holden initially look for Phoebe?
(a) School.
(b) At the museum.
(c) At the park.
(d) Rockefeller Center.

13. What song is sung at the end of the Christmas show every year?
(a) “Come All Ye Faithful.”
(b) “Silent Night.”
(c) “Once in Royal David's City.”
(d) “The First Noel.”

14. Whose quote does Mr. Antolini share with Holden?
(a) Wilhelm Stekel.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) George Eliot.
(d) Willa Cather.

15. What does Holden say about his spirituality?
(a) “I'm sort of a Christian.”
(b) “I'm a pretty devout Jew, if you want to know the truth.”
(c) “I wish I was Catholic.”
(d) “I'm sort of an atheist.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does the “English guy” carry in the movie Holden sees?

2. Where does Holden say he has to go when he leaves Mr. Antolini’s house?

3. Where does Holden pinch Phoebe?

4. What play is Phoebe in at school?

5. Where does Mr. Antolini make up a bed for Holden?

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