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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 does Holden say happens if you tell anyone anything?
(a) You turn into a phony.
(b) They never listen.
(c) You start missing everybody.
(d) They use it against you.

2. Who is the regular night elevator boy at Holden's apartment building?
(a) John.
(b) Maurice.
(c) Horowitz.
(d) Pete.

3. What player did Holden always like best in the orchestra?
(a) Piano.
(b) Bass clarinet.
(c) Bells.
(d) Kettle drum.

4. Who answers the phone when Holden makes his call?
(a) Carl's girlfriend.
(b) Jane's mother.
(c) Holden's mother.
(d) Sally's grandmother.

5. Where does Holden hide when he hears his parents come home?
(a) Under the desk.
(b) Under the bed.
(c) Behind the door.
(d) The closet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Phoebe give Holden?

3. What does Holden imagine while he was at the bar?

4. Where does Holden go from his apartment?

5. What does Holden eat at the beginning of the chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does it reveal about Holden when he finally tells Phoebe what he likes?

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

3. Why is Holden drawn to the boy singing as he walks down the street?

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

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

6. Why does Holden like the kettledrum player in the orchestra?

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

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 does Holden regret telling his novel?

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