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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 reveal about himself in the first sentence of Chapter 3?
2. Who is the first person Holden thinks to call at Penn Station?
3. Who is Ward Stradlater?
4. What does Holden write the composition about?
5. What is Phoebe's favorite movie?
Short Essay Questions
1. Compare and contrast Ackley and Stradlater, according to Holden's descriptions.
2. Why does Holden feel bad about not telling Mrs. Morrow his real name?
3. Why does Holden ask Ackley about joining a monastery?
4. Why does Holden think Jane cried when her stepfather asked about his cigarettes?
5. Why does Stradlater criticize Holden's composition about Allie's baseball mitt?
6. Why does Holden get nervous when he talks to Stradlater in the bathroom?
7. Why is Holden so upset when he discusses Stradlater's date?
8. Why does Mr. Spencer read Holden's essay on the Egyptians to him?
9. How does Holden wish he had handled his missing gloves as opposed to how he would likely have handled it?
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
Identify the point of view of The Catcher in the Rye. How is the point of view identified? How does the point of view affect the novel? Why does the author use this point of view to tell the novel?
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
Identify the main conflict of the novel. What type of conflict is this? How does the author express the main conflict throughout the novel? Is this effective? Why or why not?
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