Catcher in the Rye Exam Guide Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Catcher in the Rye Exam Guide Questions
and CORRECT Answers
#1 What do we learn about Holden's relationship with his parents in Chapter 1? - Correct
Answer- We learn his parents provide him with a lousy childhood bc they were too occupied.
He calls them touchy and don't like when he tells th...
Catcher in the Rye Exam Guide Questions
and CORRECT Answers
#1 What do we learn about Holden's relationship with his parents in Chapter 1? - Correct
Answer- We learn his parents provide him with a lousy childhood bc they were too occupied.
He calls them touchy and don't like when he tells them personal stories.
#2 How has Holden's brother D.B. lost his respect? Why does Holden object to his brother's
current writing? What does Holden mean when he says D.B. is in Hollywood "being a
prostitute?" - Correct Answer- D.B. lost Holden's respect when he moved out to Hollywood
to write movies. Holden hates movies. Holden says D.B. became a prostitute when he
changed his writing styles in order for it to sell. Before he moved Holden really liked his
books.
#3 What is Holden's self-image in Chapter 1?
What incidents in this chapter tell us that Holden is a loner? - Correct Answer- Holden's self
image is rebellious. Holden is a rebel bc he gets kicked out of another prestigious school and
he doesn't care. He doesn't care what others think of him, doesn't feel like he fits in, stands on
a hill during a football game, not very social.
#4 Give an example of Holden making a broad generalization (a generalization unsupported
with specific evidence). - Correct Answer- Holden expresses the more expensive a school is
the more thieves there are. pg. 7 "The more expensive the school is the more crooks is has-"
#5 In talking about good-bys, Holden says, "I don't care if it's a sad good-by or a bad good-
by, but when I leave a place I like to know I'm leaving it. If you don't, you feel even worse."
What does this quotation show about Holden's character? - Correct Answer- This quote shows
that Holden's character is very vulnerable and not as tough as the character he puts on. He's
not that good at saying goodbye, he's a little sensitive, it affects him more than he thinks
#6 Describe Holden. How old is he? - Correct Answer- Holden is very immature and child
like. He is 16.
#7 What does Holden's encounter with Mr. Spencer tell us about him? Give at least three
points. Is Mr. Spencer as sensitive to Holden as Holden is to Mr. Spencer? - Correct Answer-
Holden's encounter with Mr. Spencer shows us that he really cares for Mr. Spencer, that he
, thinks Mr. Spencer is not a phony. I believe that Mr. Spencer cares for Holden but Holden
needs him more in his life than Mr. Spencer does.
#8 What does Holden mean when he uses the word "phony"? Define it as he might. Find two
examples of "phonies" in this chapter. - Correct Answer- When Holden uses "Phonies" he
means that people aren't real and just they lose their innocence. D.B. is a phony and Stradlater
is a phony.
#9 Holden is a paradoxical character: both mature and immature, both extremely aware of the
realities around him and also caught in his own fantasy world, etc. Defend and develop this
idea. - Correct Answer- Holden is a very paradoxical character (hypocritical) because he
always thinks one way and then in other scenes he goes and does the opposite. He wants
intimacy but when it comes time to have sex with a prostitute he doesn't want to.
#10 What is lying, according to Holden? - Correct Answer- Holden always is lying he uses it
as a way that he doesn't have to truly meet/let in people in his life and keeps them distant.
#11 What is the purpose or function of the red hunting hat? (What does Holden say it is?) -
Correct Answer- The purpose of Holden's red hunting hat is to act as a symbol of protection.
He got it the first time he went to NYC (Ex. When he just enters New York, by himself, in the
taxi he puts it on. Ex2. After Holden gets into a fight with Stradlater he puts it on.)
#12 What is Holden's attitude toward religion? - Correct Answer- Holden doesn't believe in
religion he thinks it creates social barriers and encourages phonies.
#13 Name at least four reasons Ackley irritates Holden. - Correct Answer- Ackley cuts his
toenails on the floor, distracts him from reading, can't take a hint, has very bad hygiene, he
can't take a hint, doesn't brush teeth(mossy)
#14 Why does Holden call Stradlater a "secret slob?" - Correct Answer- Stradlater shaves
with a dirty razor and he doesn't care about other people's feelings.
#15 Holden is very quick to recognize irony. Find one example. - Correct Answer- He is
failing out of Pencey Prep, yet he is still doing a composition for Stradlater.
#16 What does Jane Gallagher mean to Holden? What does she symbolize? - Correct Answer-
Jane means a lot to Holden because they were really close and Holden really opened himself
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