CitR Questions with correct Answers
Holden Caulfield
The narrator of the book, judgmental about everyone, hypocrite, thinks everyone is a moron and phony, critical on everyone
Mr. Spencer
Holden's history teacher at Pencey Prep, sick in bed, he tried to get Holden to work harder in school...
CitR Questions with correct Answers
Holden Caulfield - answer The narrator of the book, judgmental about everyone,
hypocrite, thinks everyone is a moron and phony, critical on everyone
Mr. Spencer - answer Holden's history teacher at Pencey Prep, sick in bed, he tried
to get Holden to work harder in school and questioned why Holden would write an
essay telling the teacher to give him a bad grade
Stradlater - answer Holden's handsome, secret slob, suave, and well-liked roommate
at his school Pencey Prep.
Ackley - answer Annoying, pimply, next-door neighbor of Holdens at Pencey Prep,
has gross teeth, is not clean
Jane Gallagher - answer Holden spent a lot of time with her one summer, Holden
had feelings for her, when their families stayed in neighboring summer houses in Maine,
her dog used holdens lawn as a bathroom, Holden feels happy when he holds her hand,
Holden showed only her Allie's baseball mitt
D.B. Caulfield - answer Holden's Older brother, movie writer in Hollywood, used to
have great stories but is now phony because he gave up writing his good stories for
money
Rudolf Schmidt - answer Holden pretends to be Rudolf Schmidt to Ernest's mom on
train, custodian at Pencey Prep
Mrs. Morrow - answer the woman on the train, Holden likes the way she smokes,
Ernest Morrows mom
Allie Caulfield - answer Holden's younger brother who passed due to leukemia
Phoebe Caulfield - answer Holden's younger sister, super smart, red hair, knows the
difference between a good and bad movie, straight A's
What words and phrases in the opening paragraph give you a sense of Holden's
personality and state of mind? List at least three words or phrases. - answer Phony,
Lousy, Crumby
Those words show the Holden is a very negative person, weather it's about other
people, places, things, etc. He just has a negative attitude about it all.
Why isn't Holden at the big football game? - answer He didn't go to the football game
because he just got back from the fencing tournament in new york and wanted to say
goodbye to his old english teacher and there were only some senior girls at the game.
, How did Holden let the fencing team down? - answer Holden let the fencing team
down because he left their equipment on the subway and they weren't able to compete
because of it.
Why is Holden being kicked out of Pency Prep? Do you think Holden is smart enough to
earn good grades? Cite evidence that indicates whether or not Holden is intelligent. -
answer Holden was kicked out of Pencey because he was failing all his classes
except for english. I do believe if he tried he would be able to do better in school. The
book states "They gave me frequent warning to start applying myself-- especially
around midterms." That goes to show he wasn't putting his best effort into school but we
don't know how he would do if he did put some effort in.
Why does Holden feel "lucky" when he remembers throwing the football around with
Robert Tichener and Paul Campbell? - answer He feels "lucky" because when he
leaves a place that he actually likes he likes to get a good bye knowing that he is about
to leave.
How does Holden describe "old Spencer"? Based on this description, how do you think
Holden feels about old people and aging? - answer Holden describes "Old Spencer"
as old and sick and always trying to guide someone in the right direction with his
wisdom. I don't think Holden likes old people much because all they do is try to advice
you how to live your life and they also can't really doing anything.
What does Mr. Spencer mean when he reinforces that "life is a game" and Holden
needs to "play by the rules"? - answer When Mr. Spencer says that he means that in
life you can either do well by following the rules and doing your work so you can end up
somewhere good in life.
How does Holden react to Spencer's wishing him "Good Luck!"? - answer He wished
that Mr. Spencer never would've said it because he doesn't think it sounds good.
What does Ackley do that annoys Holden so much? What do Ackley's habits show
about his personality? - answer Ackley would ask a lot of questions because he was
bored and doesn't have any friends so he would always talk to Holden. He's also fidgety
and always looking at things and then just throwing it away. He has a very disorganized
personality, not sociable, and has no manners.
What does Holden mean when he writes that Stradlater "was a little bit like Ackley"? In
what way or ways are these two apparently very different characters similar? Is either
Ackley or Stradlater also similar to Holden? - answer When Holden writes that
Strandler is a little like Ackley he is referring to them both being slobs. Strandler isn't as
open about being a slob and he's better at hiding it. Holden and Strandler are little bit
alike.
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