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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. Where does Holden say he will be instead of where his father will send him?
(a) Whooton School.
(b) Military school.
(c) Elkton Hills.
(d) Colorado

2. What does Holden eat at the beginning of the chapter?
(a) A cookie.
(b) A tuna melt.
(c) A ham and swiss sandwich.
(d) A turkey sandwich.

3. What does Holden accidentally do to two nuns?
(a) Cough on them.
(b) Bump into them on the sidewalk.
(c) Blow smoke in their faces.
(d) Step on one of their habits.

4. Where does Holden think his father will send him?
(a) Elkton Hills.
(b) Whooton School.
(c) Military school.
(d) Colorado.

5. What time does Sally arrive to meet Holden?
(a) Two-thirty.
(b) Ten after two.
(c) Two o' clock.
(d) One-fifteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Holden initially look for Phoebe?

2. What aspect of Eastern culture does Carl say he likes better than Western?

3. Who does Holden give ten dollars to at breakfast?

4. What is Mrs. Antolini's first name?

5. What does Holden say happens if you tell anyone anything?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Holden confused when Sally tells him to stop yelling?

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

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

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

5. Why does Holden think it does not seem like Christmas is coming soon?

6. Why does Holden regret telling his novel?

7. Why does Holden decide that he should not feel sorry for girls who marry bores?

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

9. Why is Holden upset by seeing vulgarities written on the walls of the museum and school?

10. Why did it bother Holden that the boys in his Oral Expression class yelled “Digression!” during speeches?

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