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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is Mr. Spencer?
(a) Holden's grandfather.
(b) An elderly man Holden helps take care of.
(c) The dean of students at Pencey Prep.
(d) Holden's hinovel teacher.

5. Who does Holden say is the only “dumb” child in his family?
(a) Allie.
(b) D.B.
(c) Himself.
(d) Phoebe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the janitor's wife?

2. What is the name of the club in Holden's hotel?

3. How did Holden comfort Jane when she cried during the checkers game?

4. How does Holden entertain himself in the bathroom?

5. What does Marty call Buddy's clarinet?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Allie's baseball mitt described?

2. What five people does Holden think of calling when he arrives at Penn Station?

3. Why does Holden like that Jane puts her hand on the back of his neck?

4. Why does Holden stay at Ernie's even though “jerks and phonies” surround him?

5. How does Holden wish he had handled his missing gloves as opposed to how he would likely have handled it?

6. What does Holden think of his siblings?

7. Why does Ackley grunt a response when Stradlater says hello to him?

8. Why does Holden think Jane cried when her stepfather asked about his cigarettes?

9. What two reasons does Holden give for not talking about his early childhood?

10. Why does Holden like writing about Allie's baseball mitt?

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