A. A hound’s-tooth jacket
B. A red hunting hat
C. A brown derby
D. A pink leisure suit
✅ The correct answer is option B.
What happened to James Castle when the boys tormented him?
A. He took back the thing he said about the conceited boy.
B. He fell into a coma and had to be hospitalized.
C. He climbed out the window and down a tree.
D. He jumped out of the window, and died.
✅ The correct answer is option D.
After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel, what does he see out of his window?
A. A parade
B. A flock of ducks flying away from the Central Park lagoon
C. A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
D. Jane and Stradlater
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Why does Holden refer to D.B.’s writing in Hollywood as prostitution?
A. because he feels that D.B. sold himself out for money.
B. Because D.B writes about the promiscuous life of Hollywood.
C. Because
D. B doesn’t care much about the subject of what he writes.
✅ The correct answer is option A.
What characterizes a phony, according to Holden?
A. Superficiality, pretention, hypocrisy
B. Joking, playing pranks
C. going on dates
D. Intelligence and cynicism
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden
A. Drugs
B. Complimentary breakfast
C. A prostitute
D. Movie tickets
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Holden claims he can’t sleep with Sunny because
A. He’s a virgin.
B. He loves her too much.
C. He’s mourning the death of his mother.
D. He’s just had an operation on his “clavichord.”
✅ The correct answer is option D.
The dominating theme of The Catcher in the Rye is
A. The protection of innocence, especially of children.
B. The protection of school children from the adult world.
C. About children and their future.
D. About saving innocent children from the harassment.
✅ The correct answer is option A.
According to Holden, what is “the best thing” about the Museum of Natural History is
A. “That no goddam phonies ever went there”
B. “That this one crazy Indian always reminds [him] of Allie”
C. “That the birds look exactly like the ducks in the lagoon”
D. “That everything stayed right where they are.”
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Why does the prostitute return with Maurice the doorman?
A. Maurice insists that Holden owes more money.
B. Holden invited them to join him for a drink.
C. The girl left her dress in Holden’s room but is scared to go back to get it alone.
D. The prostitute says Holden raped her and she wants Maurice to beat him up.
✅ The correct answer is option D.