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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. What does Holden decide to do after leaving Ackley's room?

2. Where does Holden decide to go at the end of the chapter?

3. How much does Holden give Sunny?

4. What does Holden ask the cab driver about?

5. On what floor is Holden's family apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Holden think of his siblings?

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

3. How is Allie's baseball mitt described?

4. How does Holden wish he had handled his missing gloves as opposed to how he would likely have handled it?

5. Why does Holden decide not to have sex with Sunny? What does he tell her?

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

7. Why does Holden keep watching the “perverts” he sees out his hotel window?

8. Why does Holden feel sad when he shakes Mr. Spencer's hand to say goodbye?

9. Why do the girls say they have to leave the Lavender Room so abruptly? Why do they really leave?

10. Why does Ackley grunt a response when Stradlater says hello to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the final chapter of The Catcher in the Rye. Is this a satisfying ending? Why or why not? What, if any, unanswered questions does the author leave the reader with? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Explain the role of Holden's creativity on his character. What does he say about film, music, and literature? What does he think of each? Why? How does Holden's creativity affect his character?

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