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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 time does Sally arrive to meet Holden?
2. What does Mr. Antolini do while Holden waits for the elevator?
3. Who does Holden say is not as bad as everyone else?
4. How old does Holden say he is when he is asked in the men's room?
5. What makes Holden feel ill at Mr. Antolini's house?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Holden have so much respect for Mr. Antolini?
2. Why is Phoebe angry when she realizes Holden got kicked out of Pencey?
3. Why does Holden like the kettledrum player in the orchestra?
4. Why does Holden feel better when he is looking around D.B.'s room?
5. Why does Holden start to cry when he is saying goodbye to Phoebe?
6. Why does Holden second-guess his reaction to Mr. Antolini patting his head?
7. Why does it make Holden sad when Phoebe asks why he got kicked out of Pencey?
8. Why does Holden say he would volunteer to sit on an atomic bomb if there is another war?
9. Why does Holden think his sister not coming to his funeral would be the only good thing about him dying of pneumonia?
10. Why does Holden wish he could change his memory of Allie and the BB guns?
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
Identify the climax of the novel. How do you know this is the climax? Could any other scenes be considered the climax? If so, which ones, and why? How does the beginning of the novel lead up to the climax? How is the novel resolved after the climax?
Essay Topic 3
Identify and define the three different types of narration used in literature. What type of narrator is Holden? How can you tell? How does Holden's role as this type of narrator affect the novel?
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