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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Holden shout as he leaves the dorm?
(a) “You're all phonies!”
(b) “Sleep tight, ya morons!”
(c) “See ya around, ya phonies!”
(d) “Good luck, ya morons!”

2. Who does Holden want to invite to go with Mal and him?
(a) D.B.
(b) Ackley.
(c) Stradlater.
(d) No one.

3. What game did Holden used to play with Stradlater's date?
(a) Go.
(b) Chess.
(c) Backgammon.
(d) Checkers.

4. What does Holden tell the woman his name is?
(a) Ernie.
(b) Robert.
(c) Rudolph.
(d) He doesn't give a name.

5. What does Pencey Prep serve for dinner on Saturdays?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Chicken soup.
(c) Meatloaf.
(d) Steak.

6. Who is the janitor's wife?
(a) Mrs. Banky.
(b) Mrs. Spencer.
(c) Mrs. Schmidt.
(d) Mrs. Brossard.

7. How much does Holden give Sunny?
(a) Ten dollars.
(b) Five dollars.
(c) Fifteen dollars.
(d) Twenty dollars.

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

9. What is the name of the club in Holden's hotel?
(a) The Scarlet Room.
(b) The Music Room.
(c) The Edmont Lounge.
(d) The Lavender Room.

10. Who is the narrator of the novel?
(a) Holden.
(b) Ackley.
(c) D.B.
(d) Allie.

11. What is Holden's cab driver's name?
(a) Horowitz.
(b) Michael.
(c) Ernie.
(d) Maurice.

12. What does Holden tell Ackley the fight with Stradlater was about?
(a) The fencing match.
(b) Jane Gallagher.
(c) The English composition.
(d) Ackley.

13. Who does Holden run into at Ernie's?
(a) Lillian Simmons.
(b) Jane Gallagher.
(c) Sally Hayes.
(d) Ward Stradlater.

14. How many fights does Holden claim he has been in?
(a) One.
(b) Too many to count.
(c) Seven.
(d) Two.

15. What does Stradlater do as he shaves at the beginning of the chapter?
(a) Sing.
(b) Whistle.
(c) Hum.
(d) Mumble to himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion does Ackley follow?

2. Who is Mr. Spencer?

3. Who is the first person Holden thinks to call at Penn Station?

4. What book did Holden mistakenly borrow from the library?

5. What does Holden try to order at the club?

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