The Catcher in the Rye
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The Catcher in the Rye: “Holden” the Answers Quiz
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Q. What does Holden’s brother D. B. do for a living?
He’s a pitcher
He’s a Hollywood writer
He’s a zookeeper
He’s headmaster at a school called Hogwarts
Q. Where did Holden attend school?
Pencey Prep
Harvard
Some unnamed military school
Andover
Menlo
Q. What happened to Holden’s brother Allie?
He was put up for adoption (their mother had no need for another boy)
He was abducted by aliens
He died of leukemia
He was sent to juvie
Q. What did Allie write on his baseball glove?
Bible verses
Baseball stats
Poems
The names of girls he liked
Q. Why did Holden miss his brother’s funeral?
He had a test that he couldn’t miss
He was in the hospital after breaking the garage windows with his bare hands
He got the days mixed up
He was with a prostitute
