Chapter 19 Quiz — The Catcher in the Rye

Where do Holden and Carl Luce meet in Chapter 19?

• Ernie's jazz club in Greenwich Village
• The Wicker Bar in the Seton Hotel
• The Lavender Room at the Edmont Hotel
• A diner near Grand Central Station

What was Carl Luce's role at the Whooton School?

• Holden's roommate
• Holden's English teacher
• Holden's Student Adviser
• Captain of the fencing team

What does Holden do that annoys Carl Luce throughout their conversation?

• He keeps criticizing Luce's girlfriend
• He persistently asks juvenile questions about Luce's sex life
• He refuses to order any drinks
• He talks loudly about their Whooton School days in front of strangers

Who is Carl Luce currently dating in Chapter 19?

• A young French actress
• A Columbia University classmate
• An older woman from Shanghai who is a sculptress
• Sally Hayes's roommate

What does Holden admit about his own sex life in Chapter 19?

• That he has had many successful relationships
• That his sex life is 'lousy' and he can't be intimate with a girl unless he cares about her
• That he is not interested in girls at all
• That he prefers to keep his relationships casual and uncommitted

What does Carl Luce suggest Holden should do?

• Transfer to Columbia University
• Call his parents immediately
• See a psychoanalyst
• Go back to Pencey Prep and apologize

What happens after Carl Luce leaves the Wicker Bar?

• Holden calls Sally Hayes for another date
• Holden goes to Central Park to find the ducks
• Holden stays alone at the bar and gets very drunk
• Holden takes a cab back to the Edmont Hotel

What fantasy does Holden engage in while alone and drunk at the bar?

• He imagines running away to live in a cabin in the woods
• He pretends he has been shot, keeping his hand inside his jacket over a bullet wound
• He imagines catching children in a field of rye
• He fantasizes about becoming a famous writer

Who are Tina and Janine in Chapter 19?

• Two girls Holden tries to dance with at the bar
• Carl Luce's friends from Columbia
• Two French women who perform piano and singing acts at the Wicker Bar
• Waitresses at the Seton Hotel

Why is Luce's psychoanalyst suggestion an example of foreshadowing?

• Because Luce himself will later become a psychoanalyst
• Because Holden narrates the novel from what appears to be a treatment facility
• Because Holden's brother D.B. is writing a screenplay about psychoanalysis
• Because Holden immediately makes an appointment with a therapist

Which of the following events actually happen in Chapter 19?

Which of these statements about Chapter 19 are true?

What does 'condescending' mean in the context of Carl Luce's behavior toward Holden?

• Warm and encouraging toward someone younger
• Showing patronizing superiority, acting as though one is more important than others
• Being excessively cautious and fearful
• Speaking in a quiet and reserved manner

What does 'self-sabotage' mean as it applies to Holden's behavior in Chapter 19?

• Deliberately planning one's future with careful strategy
• Behavior that creates problems in one's life and unconsciously undermines one's own relationships
• A military term for destroying enemy equipment
• The act of isolating oneself for productive solitude

What does 'foil' mean in a literary context as it applies to Carl Luce?

• A villain who actively works against the protagonist
• A character whose qualities highlight those of another character by contrast
• A minor character who provides comic relief
• A narrator who is unreliable and cannot be trusted