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The Catcher in the Rye

J. D. Salinger

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Chapters 21-23 Quiz

Further Study Chapters 21-23 Quiz

1 of 5
What does Holden finally say when Phoebe presses him to name one thing he really likes?

Jane
Singing
Allie
Going to the movies

2 of 5
What happened to James Castle when the boys tormented him?

He took back the thing he said about the conceited boy.
He fell into a coma and had to be hospitalized.
He climbed out the window and down a tree.
He jumped out a window and died trying to get away from them.

3 of 5
What does the lyric-"if a body catch a body coming through the rye"-that Holden misquotes make him imagine?

Walking in the street just along the curb while cars race by, honking
Standing at the edge of a cliff and catching children who come too close to the edge
Being a little kid playing in a field of rye
Running off to become a farmer in Maine or Vermont

4 of 5
What happens when Holden's parents come home?

They see Holden and get really angry with him.
Holden hides in the closet, then he gives Phoebe his hunting cap, borrows money, and leaves.
They are surprised to find Holden hiding in Phoebe's closet, but immensely relieved he has come home.
Holden exits by Phoebe's fire escape and climbs down to the street.

5 of 5
Whom does Holden call in the middle of the night from his house?

Stradlater, whom he never said goodbye to
Mr. Antolini, his old English teacher, whom he liked
Luce's father who is a psychoanalyst and might be able to help him
An ambulance, because he feels like he might pass out

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