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The Catcher in the Rye

J. D. Salinger

Study Guide

Summary
- Video Plot Summary
Characters
Main Ideas
- Themes
- Plot Analysis
- Protagonist
- Antagonist
- Setting
- Motifs
- Symbols
- Genre
- Allusions
- Style
- Point of View
- Tone
- Foreshadowing
- Key Facts
- What Does the Title Mean?
Quotes
- Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
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Further Study

Chapters 18-20 Quiz

Further Study Chapters 18-20 Quiz

1 of 5
What fond memory does Holden recall while he's watching the Rockettes Christmas show?

Singing songs on cross country drives with his family
The summer he interned with the orchestra
How Allie used to be a great kettle drum player
How he and Allie used to love the kettle drum player at these shows

2 of 5
What does the "phony" war movie Holden sees make him think about?

He wants to enlist because he knows what real bravery is.
He thinks he'd be really good at combat.
He thinks about how many lives were lost in WWII and about all the things written on dead soldiers' graves.
He thinks about how he would hate to go to war and about D.B. serving in the Army during WWII.

3 of 5
What does Holden ask Luce a lot of questions about at the Wicked Bar?

He wants to know all about Columbia and the college experience.
Sex, girls, and psychoanalysis
Advice on how to deal with his parents
Where the ducks in Central Park go during the winter

4 of 5
Why did Holden miss Allie's funeral?

He was in the hospital for his hand, which he hurt punching out the garage windows.
He was in the hospital recovering from leukemia.
He refused to leave the house.
He didn't want to get kicked out of another school so he stayed home to study.

5 of 5
Why is Holden cold, wet, and worried he's getting pneumonia when he's in Central Park looking for ducks?

Because at the bar he stuck his head in a wash basin full of water
Because he fell through the ice in the lake
Because it started to rain and he got soaked
Because he showered just before going to the park

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