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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 a “flit?”
(a) A homosexual.
(b) A foreigner.
(c) A dancer.
(d) A ditz.

2. What does Mr. Antolini think is going to happen to Holden?
(a) He is going to fall.
(b) He is going to have to move to Colorado.
(c) He is going to get sent to military school.
(d) He is going to succeed at anything he wants to do.

3. What does Holden think will happen to him when he crosses streets?
(a) He will pass out.
(b) He will get hit by a bus.
(c) He will be arrested by a policeman.
(d) He will disappear.

4. What nationality are Tina and Janine?
(a) German.
(b) French.
(c) Swedish.
(d) British.

5. What does Holden tell Sally in the cab?
(a) He wants to marry her.
(b) He is joining the military.
(c) He loves her.
(d) He just had an operation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Holden tell Phoebe to meet him?

2. Who goes into the men's room while Holden is there?

3. What does Phoebe eat for dinner?

4. Who comes to Holden's mind as he is eating?

5. Where is Phoebe injured?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Holden scold Phoebe for putting ink on Curtis Weintraub's windbreaker?

2. Why does Holden start to cry when he is saying goodbye to Phoebe?

3. Why does Holden put his suitcases under his bed at Elkton Hills?

4. Why does it make Holden sad when Phoebe asks why he got kicked out of Pencey?

5. Why is Holden so emotional when he sees Phoebe on the carousel?

6. Why does Holden second-guess his reaction to Mr. Antolini patting his head?

7. Why is Holden so upset when Phoebe tells him to shut up?

8. Why does Holden feel bad about blowing smoke in the nuns' faces?

9. Why does Holden say he would volunteer to sit on an atomic bomb if there is another war?

10. Why does Holden have so much respect for Mr. Antolini?

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