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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book did Holden mistakenly borrow from the library?
(a) Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen.
(b) As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner.
(c) Moby-Dick by Herman Melville.
(d) Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham.

2. Who is Ward Stradlater?
(a) Holden's brother-in-law.
(b) Holden's neighbor.
(c) A student in Holden's English class.
(d) Holden's roommate.

3. What does Mr. Spencer offer Holden before he leaves?
(a) Scotch.
(b) Hot chocolate.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Hot tea.

4. What illness does Mr. Spencer have?
(a) Leukemia.
(b) Grippe.
(c) A cold.
(d) It is not known.

5. How does Holden entertain himself in the bathroom?
(a) By flushing the toilets.
(b) By kicking the stall doors.
(c) By tap-dancing.
(d) By clogging the sink drains.

Short Answer Questions

1. What essay does Mr. Spencer read to Holden?

2. Who is the narrator of the novel?

3. What does Holden say he never saw Ackley use?

4. Why does Holden say he left Elkton Hills?

5. What game did Holden used to play with Stradlater's date?

(see the answer key)

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