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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. Who sings while Holden is at the Wicker Bar?
(a) Tina and Janine.
(b) Valencia.
(c) Ernie.
(d) The piano player.

2. Who comes to Holden's mind as he is eating?
(a) Jane.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Allie.
(d) D.B.

3. Who did D.B. bring when he visited?
(a) Phoebe.
(b) An English actress.
(c) Ackley.
(d) Jane Gallagher.

4. Where does Holden decide to go at the end of the chapter?
(a) Home.
(b) Another hotel.
(c) Grand Central Station.
(d) Jane's house.

5. What does Holden do when he arrives at the hotel?
(a) Call Jane.
(b) Smoke a cigarette.
(c) Watch girls.
(d) Get a room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What war book did D.B. get Holden to read one summer?

2. What does Mr. Antolini do while Holden waits for the elevator?

3. What does Carl say Holden needs?

4. How old does Holden say he is when he is asked in the men's room?

5. Who does Holden make plans with for ten o' clock?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Holden thinking he will disappear as he crosses the street symbolize, and why does he call out to Allie for help?

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

3. Why does Holden call Sally when he is drunk?

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

5. Why does Holden feel better when he is looking around D.B.'s room?

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

7. Why does Holden want to be the “catcher in the rye?”

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

9. Why does Holden imagine he was shot by Maurice?

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

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