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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. Where does Holden hide when he hears his parents come home?
2. Where is Phoebe injured?
3. Who does Holden try to pick up as he leaves the Wicker Bar?
4. Where did Phoebe get the money she gives Holden?
5. Who is the regular night elevator boy at Holden's apartment building?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Holden put his suitcases under his bed at Elkton Hills?
2. Why does Carl suggest Holden see a psychoanalyst?
3. Why is Holden upset by seeing vulgarities written on the walls of the museum and school?
4. Why does Holden wish he could change his memory of Allie and the BB guns?
5. Why does Holden start to cry when he is saying goodbye to Phoebe?
6. Why does Holden want to move to the West and pretend to be a deaf-mute?
7. Why does Holden feel better when he is looking around D.B.'s room?
8. Why is Holden confused when Sally tells him to stop yelling?
9. Why is Holden so emotional when he sees Phoebe on the carousel?
10. Why does Holden scold Phoebe for putting ink on Curtis Weintraub's windbreaker?
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
Define foreshadowing. Give at least two examples of foreshadowing in The Catcher in the Rye. Is the foreshadowing used in the novel effective? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Explain the importance of perception in literature. How does the author use perception to affect the reader's interpretation of events in the novel? Give one example from The Catcher in the Rye that shows the importance of perception. Is this an effective use of perception? Why or why not?
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