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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 is the narrator of the novel?

2. What is the name of the club in Holden's hotel?

3. What kind of hat does Holden wear?

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

5. Who made Jane cry when she and Holden were playing checkers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Morrow think her son is not a good mixer with other boys?

2. What does Holden think of his siblings?

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

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

5. Why does Mr. Spencer read Holden's essay on the Egyptians to him?

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

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

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

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

10. How is Allie's baseball mitt described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Holden Caulfield. What conflicts are there between what Holden says about himself, and his words and actions? Why do these conflicts exist? What do these conflicts reveal about Holden?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the importance of the red hunting hat. What does the red hunting had symbolize? Why is the hat important to Holden? Why does he give it to Phoebe?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the theme of innocence in The Catcher in the Rye. How does the author address the theme? How does the theme affect the events in the novel?

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