Blooms Level of
Questioning
Knowledge
Questions
Comprehensio
n Questions
TEST QUESTIONS
Skill addressed
1. I dont know. For Chrissake, I only just met her.
Who said this quote?
A. Holden
B. D.B
C. Stradlater
D. Jane
2. What is the name of the short story that was written
by D.B?
A. A Perfect Day for Banana Fish
B. The Baseball Glove
C. The Memoirs of D.B
D. The Secret Goldfish
3. Ackely didnt hear me, though. Hey, Ackley! He
still didnt hear me. He slept like as rock. Hey,
Ackley! He heard that, all right.
Which rhetorical element is used in this passage?
A. Hyperbole
B. Simile
C. Pathos
D. Paradeigma
3. Rhetorical Element
4. Why does Holden seem to like the Museum of
4.Meaning
Natural History?
A. The exhibits appeal to him because they are
historically accurate
B. It represents the world he wants to live in because it
is frozen and unchanging
C. The museum is deceptive with its historically
inaccurate exhibits and he can relate to that
D. He likes to roam and explore to boost his morality
5. One of those stories with a lot of phony, leanjawed guys named David in it, and a lot of phony
girls named Linda or Marcia that are always
lighting all the goddam Davids' pipes for them.
Based on this quote, what is the meaning of the
word phony?
A. Lecherous and not loyal
5.Word Choice
Application
Questions
B. Fake and pretending
C. Regal and glorious
D. Splendid and charming
6. Well, you know the ducks that swim around it? In
the springtime and all? Do you happen to know
where they go in the wintertime, by any chance?
6.Meaning
What do the ducks best symbolize?
A. They symbolize that fear is everywhere
B. They symbolize the importance of love and how
it conquers all
C. They symbolize that change is not permanent
but cyclical
D. They do not symbolize anything
7. Can you name a comparison between D.B and
Holden?
A. They are sisters
B. Both of them get kicked out of many schools
C. Both of them hate people
D. They love to write stories
8. He came in griping about how cold it was out.
Then he said, Where the hell is everybody? Its
like a goddam morgue around here. I didnt even
bother to answer him.
7.Compare/Contrast
8.Word Choice
Based on context and Latin prefixes, what does the
underlined word most likely mean?
A.
B.
C.
D.
a wave of sadness and depression
an empty room
an optical illusion
a building where dead bodies are kept
9. What are some distinctions between Holden and
Phoebe?
A. Holden does not make good decisions and is
famous while Phoebe has a social life and
makes terrible decisions
B. Holden does not make good decisions and is an
outcast while Phoebe has a social life and
makes good decisions
9.Compare/Contrast
C. Holden is mean while Phoebe is nice
D. Holden likes to eat and is nice while Phoebe
hates eating and loves to bully people
10. Which quote below best shows Holdens use of
slang?
A. Mother darling, give me your hand, Why wont
you give me your hand?
B. I dont know, and I dont give damn. How bout
sitting down or something, Ackley kid? Youre
right in my goddam light.
C. Take her Shes too old for you.
D. Do you happen to know whose bands at the
Taft or the New Yorker, by any chance?
Analysis
Questions
11. Why does Holden ultimately go back to his home
with Phoebe?
A. Holden cannot bear to ruin her life by not being at
her side
B. He wants to distance himself as far as possible
C. Holden has to tell his parents that he got kicked out
from school
D. He is starving so he went to get some food
12. I didnt answer him. All I did was, I got up and
went over and looked out the window. I felt so
lonesome, all of a sudden. I almost wished I was
dead.
12.Tone
What is the tone of this quote?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Loneliness and anger
Isolation and loneliness
Death and depression
Cynical and optimistic
13.Its really ironical, because Im six foot two and a
half and I have gray hair. I really do. The one side of
my head-the right side-is full of millions of gray hairs.
Ive had them ever since I was a kid. And yet I still act
13.Rhetorical Element
sometimes like I was only about twelve.
What rhetorical elements is used in this quote by
Holden?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Allusion
14. It was this red hunting hat, with one of those very,
very long peaks. I saw it in the window of this
sports store when we got out of the subway, just
after I noticed Id lost all the goddam foils. It only
cost me a buck. The way I wore it, I swung the old
peak way around to the backvery corny, Ill
admit, but I liked it that way. I looked good in it
that way.
Based on this passage, what does the red hunting
hat most likely represent?
A. It symbolizes his independence from others
B. The hat represents the awesomeness of being a
teen
C. It symbolizes that women are attracted to him
D. The hat is just a hat and represents nothing
15. I took her dress over to the closet and hung it up
for her. It was funny. It made me feel sort of sad when I
hung it up. I thought of her going in a store and buying
15.Tone
it, and nobody in the store knowing she was a prostitute
and all. It made me feel sad as hell- I dont know why
exactly.
What is tone of this quote by Holden?
A. Depressing and tiring
B. Cynical and sympathizing
C. Formal and serious
D. Ironic and playful
Synthesis
Questions
16. Why do you think Holden feels abandoned?
17. Dont you feel like talking for a while? I asked her. It
was a childish thing to say, but I was feeling so damn
peculiar. Are you in a big hurry? She looked at me like I
was a madman. What the heck ya wanna talk about?
Based on this conversation, why do you think Holden just
wanted to talk to the prostitute instead of sleeping with
her?
18. This next part I dont remember so hot. All I know is
I got up from the bed, like I was going down to the can or
something, and the I tried to sock him, with all my might,
right smack in the toothbrush, so it would split hit goddam
throat open.
Based on this passage, why do you think Holden got mad
and punched Stradlater?
Evaluation
Questions
19. What were some reasons on why Salingers novel
was banned?
20. What does the title, The Catcher in the Rye, most
likely mean?
1. C
2. D
3. B
4. B
5. B
6. C
7. D
8. D
9. B
10. B
11. A
12. B
13. C
14. A
15. B
16. His parents send him to boarding schools, his older brother D.B. lives on the West Coast, his
younger brother Allie died, his childhood crush which is Jane Gallagher has decided to date a
Pencey Prep ladies' man also known as Stradlater and his peers reject him because of his abrasive
manner.
17. Holden simply wants the comfort of someone he can talk to because he is a social outcast.
But he cannot bring himself to numb the loneliness and pain long enough to sleep with someone.
18. Holden is in love with his childhood crush, Jane Gallagher, one of the few girls he has
allowed himself to get close to. When he finds out that Stradlater had a date with her and treats
the whole affair so casually, he cannot hold in his rage.
19. The reasons for banning the book include use of offensive language, premarital sex, alcohol
abuse, and prostitution. Also, the main character Holden is considered a poor role model. The
book was considered to be a bad morale guide and the characters were bad morale examples.
Parents did not want their children to read it.
20. The title refers to a dream that Holden had. He was standing on a cliff catching children who
were playing in a field of rye. His job was to catch them and to throw them back into the field so
that they could be safe and continue to play. He was attempting to keep them safe metaphorically
and at the same time, maintaining their innocence.
