Chapter 13 Quiz — The Catcher in the Rye

What does Holden reflect on while walking back to the Edmont Hotel?

• His conversation with Horwitz about the ducks
• A pair of gloves stolen from him at Pencey Prep and his own cowardice
• His plan to visit Phoebe the next day
• How much he misses Jane Gallagher

Who offers to send a prostitute to Holden's room?

• The hotel front desk clerk
• A man he met at Ernie's nightclub
• Maurice, the elevator operator
• A bellhop at the Edmont Hotel

How much does Maurice tell Holden the prostitute will cost for 'a throw'?

• Ten dollars
• Fifteen dollars
• Three dollars
• Five dollars

What fake name does Holden give the prostitute?

• Rudolf Schmidt
• Jim Steele
• Edgar Marsalla
• David Copperfield

What is the prostitute's name?

• Sally
• Faith
• Sunny
• Lillian

Why can't Holden go through with the sexual encounter?

• He is physically ill from drinking too much
• He realizes Sunny is someone he knows from school
• He feels depressed rather than aroused and wants genuine conversation instead
• Maurice comes back and interrupts them

What excuse does Holden give Sunny for not having sex?

• He says he is waiting for someone special
• He claims he recently had an operation on his 'clavichord'
• He tells her he has to leave the hotel soon
• He says he does not have enough money

How much does Sunny claim the price actually was?

• Five dollars
• Fifteen dollars
• Ten dollars
• Twenty dollars

What does Sunny call Holden before leaving?

• A phony
• A child
• A crumb-bum
• A cheapskate

Who does Holden talk to after Sunny leaves?

• He calls Jane Gallagher on the phone
• He talks aloud to his dead brother Allie
• He calls his sister Phoebe
• He prays silently

Which of the following events actually happen in Chapter 13?

Which of these statements about Chapter 13 are true?

What is a 'malapropism'?

• A deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis or humor
• The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with humorous results
• A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'
• A statement that contradicts itself but contains a deeper truth

What does 'transactional' mean in the context of Holden's encounter with Sunny?

• Involving a meaningful exchange of ideas and emotions
• Occurring by accident without anyone's intention
• Relating to an exchange lacking emotional depth, focused only on the business aspect
• Happening repeatedly over a long period of time

What does 'apostrophe' mean as a literary term?

• A punctuation mark used to show possession or contraction
• A literary device in which a speaker directly addresses an absent or dead person
• The climactic turning point of a narrative
• A brief story used to illustrate a moral lesson