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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 favor does Stradlater ask of Holden?
(a) To finish his Calculus assignment.
(b) To press his shirt.
(c) To write his English composition.
(d) To read his hinovel assignment.

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

3. Whose car did Stradlater use for his date?
(a) His own.
(b) The headmaster's.
(c) The basketball coach's.
(d) The fencing coach's.

4. What hotel does Holden go to when he first arrives in New York?
(a) Whooton Hotel.
(b) Edmont Hotel.
(c) Elkton Hills Hotel.
(d) Plaza Hotel.

5. Where do Mal and Holden want to go?
(a) The quad.
(b) New York.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Agerstown.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Allie die?

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

3. What does Holden tell the woman his name is?

4. Who does Holden want to invite to go with Mal and him?

5. Who is the woman Holden talks to on the ride to New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ackley get on Holden's nerves?

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

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

4. Why does Holden get nervous when he talks to Stradlater in the bathroom?

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

6. What does Holden think of his siblings?

7. Why does Mrs. Morrow think her son is not a good mixer with other boys?

8. Why does Holden say he was glad to meet the Navy guy even though he is not?

9. Why is Holden so upset when he discusses Stradlater's date?

10. Why does Holden keep watching the “perverts” he sees out his hotel window?

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