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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. Why does Holden want Carl to stay for one more drink?
(a) He says he is lonesome.
(b) He has more questions for Carl.
(c) He is expecting another friend to show up.
(d) He wants to finish his cigarette.

2. What does Phoebe eat for dinner?
(a) A chicken breast.
(b) Halibut.
(c) Pasta.
(d) A lamb chop.

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

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

5. What does Phoebe give Holden?
(a) The red hunting hat.
(b) More money.
(c) Her bracelet.
(d) A watch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the second place Holden intends to look for Phoebe?

2. Who did Phoebe write a note to in her notebook?

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

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

5. What does Holden bump into coming out of the closet?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How has Carl changed when Holden meets him at the Wicker Bar?

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

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

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

10. Why does Holden regret telling his novel?

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