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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 Mr. Antolini think is going to happen to Holden?
2. Where does Holden go after the ice skating rink?
3. What song is sung at the end of the Christmas show every year?
4. Where is the second place Holden intends to look for Phoebe?
5. What terrible thing happens as Holden gets to the park?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Holden so upset when Phoebe tells him to shut up?
2. Why does Holden call Sally when he is drunk?
3. Why is Holden confused when Sally tells him to stop yelling?
4. Why does Holden feel bad about blowing smoke in the nuns' faces?
5. Why does Holden react the way he does when he wakes up to Mr. Antolini patting his head?
6. Why does Holden say he would volunteer to sit on an atomic bomb if there is another war?
7. Why does Holden want to move to the West and pretend to be a deaf-mute?
8. Why does Holden feel better when he is looking around D.B.'s room?
9. Why is Holden drawn to the boy singing as he walks down the street?
10. Why does Holden almost wish his parents caught him sneaking out of the apartment?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Explain the significance of the phrase “catcher in the rye.” What does this phrase mean to Holden? What does it mean to the reader? What does this phrase mean to the overall novel?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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