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

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

3. Who is Stradlater's date?
(a) Sally.
(b) Jane.
(c) Jean.
(d) Sunny.

4. What does Holden tell Ackley the fight with Stradlater was about?
(a) Ackley.
(b) The fencing match.
(c) Jane Gallagher.
(d) The English composition.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Holden doing when Stradlater returns?

2. What does Pencey Prep serve for dinner on Saturdays?

3. Who comes to Holden's mind as he leaves the club?

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

5. Who does Holden call from his hotel room?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Holden feel bad about not telling Mrs. Morrow his real name?

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

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

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

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

6. Compare and contrast Ackley and Stradlater, according to Holden's descriptions.

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

8. What does Holden think of his siblings?

9. Why does Holden ask Ackley about joining a monastery?

10. Why does Holden refer to D.B.'s writing in Hollywood as prostitution?

(see the answer keys)

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