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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far does Holden walk back to the hotel?

2. What is the name of the book of short stories written by D.B.?

3. Who is D.B.?

4. What does Holden tell the woman his name is?

5. What does Stradlater do as he shaves at the beginning of the chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What five people does Holden think of calling when he arrives at Penn Station?

2. Why does Holden ask Ackley about joining a monastery?

3. Compare and contrast Ackley and Stradlater, according to Holden's descriptions.

4. What does Holden think of his siblings?

5. Why does Holden refer to D.B.'s writing in Hollywood as prostitution?

6. Why does Holden feel bad about not telling Mrs. Morrow his real name?

7. Why does Holden like writing about Allie's baseball mitt?

8. Why does Holden get nervous when he talks to Stradlater in the bathroom?

9. Why does Holden like that Jane puts her hand on the back of his neck?

10. Why does Holden shout to the boys in his dorm as he leaves?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify and describe each of Holden's siblings. What role do his siblings play in the novel? What role does he play in their lives? What role does family play in Holden's life? How can you tell?

Essay Topic 2

Identify and define the three different types of narration used in literature. What type of narrator is Holden? How can you tell? How does Holden's role as this type of narrator affect the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Holden's relationship with Phoebe. Why does he have such a close relationship with his sister? How are the two alike? How are they different? What does this relationship reveal about Holden's character? How does it affect his actions in the novel?

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