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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. Who caused the disturbance in the chapel when Ossenburger was speaking?

2. What does Holden ask the cab driver about?

3. What does Holden do when Stradlater reacts to the composition he has written?

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

5. What did Holden help Jane improve?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Holden say he was glad to meet the Navy guy even though he is not?

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

3. Why is Holden so upset when he discusses Stradlater's date?

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

5. What does Holden think of his siblings?

6. Why does Ackley get on Holden's nerves?

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

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Explain Holden's relationships with adults in The Catcher of the Rye. What adults does he respect? Why does he respect them? What adults does he not respect? Why does he not respect them?

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