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Test Questions

1. The one side of my head --the right

sideis full of millions of gray hair
What is the rhetorical element used?
a) Hyperbole
b) Metaphor
c) Simile
d) Alliteration
2. The whole lobby was empty. It smelled
like fifty million dead cigars
Which rhetorical element is used in this
sentence?
a) Hyperbole
b) Metaphor
c) Simile
d) Alliteration
1. I was damn near bawling, I felt so
damn happy, if you want to know the
truth.
What is the tone of this sentence
a) Upset
b) Happy
c) Relieved
d) Depressed
2. What differences exist between Allie
and Holden?
a) Allie was lazy. while Holden is hard
working.
b) Allie was super athletic, while Holden is
fat.
c) Allie was engaged in his school work,
while Holden is struggling.
d) Allie liked baseball, while Holden did
not.
3. Even when he was driving his car. That
killed me. I just see that big phony
bastard shifting into first gear asking
Jesus to send him a few more stiffs.
What does Holden mean when he said
that killed me?
1. He died
2. He thought it was amusing

Skill Addressed

1. Rhetorical
Element #1
(quote #1)

2. Rhetorical
Element #2
(quote #2)

1. Tone #1
(quote #3)

2. Compare
and
Contrast
3. Word Choice
#1 (quote
#4)

3. He was upset
4. He felt nervous

Application
Questions

1. How marvelous to see you! old

Lillian Simmons said. Strictly a phony.
Hows your big brother? Thats all she
wanted to know.
Why does Holden use the word phony
so often
a) He thinks it makes him look cool
b) He cant say the word fake
c) He believes that many people arent
sincere with the way they talk, thus he
calls them phony
d) He thinks that hes being unique by
using the word phony
2. I was wondering if it would be frozen
over when I got home, and if it was,
where did the ducks go. I was
wondering where the ducks went when
the lagoon got all icy and frozen
allover
Why does Holden ask about ducks?
a) Holden is curious about ducks
b) Holden is worried about the ducks
c) Holden uses the ducks to symbolize his
confusion in the real world
d) Holden likes ducks
3. Arent you gonna ride, too? she
asked me. She was looking at me sort
of funny. You could tell she wasnt too
sore at me anymore.
Maybe Ill ride with you next time. Ill
watch ya, Holden said.
Why cant Holden ride the carrousel?
a) Holden cant fit on the carousel
b) Holden hates carousels
c) The carousel represents youth and
innocence traits that Holden thinks he
doesnt have, therefore he cant ride
the carousel
d) They were sold out

1. Word Choice
#2(Quote
#5)

2. Meaning #1
(Quote #6)

3. Meaning #2
(Quote #7)

4. You did get kicked out! old Phoebe

said. Then she hit me on the leg with
her fist. She gets really fisty when she
feels like it. You did! Oh, Holden! She
had her hand on her mouth and all. She
gets very emotional, I swear to god.
What is Phoebes tone in the passage
and why is the tone like that?
a) Phoebe is worried that her dad will yell
at her along with Holden, thus her tone
is frantic
b) Phoebe is surprised and genuinely
worried about what will happen to
Holden
c) Phoebe is happy that Holden is back
home
d) Phoebe is glad that Holden is home safe

Analysis
Questions

5. Why is Allies baseball glove significant?

a) It represents Holdens deceased brother
and his individuality
b) Holden plays baseball with his glove
c) Holden absolutely hates Allies glove
d) It represents failure
1. How does Holdens roommate
Stradlater compare with Ackley?
a) Stradlater is a slob while Ackley is clean
b) Stradlater is popular with everyone
while Ackley is disliked by most people
c) Stradlater is antisocial while Ackley is
popular
d) Stradlater has hygiene issues while
Ackley does not
2. Compare and contrast Holdens ideas
with Mr. Antolini
a) Holden and Mr. Antolini believe that the
world is full of phonies, but Holden
dislikes being around them while Mr.
Antolini loves phonies
b) Holden agrees with Mr. Antolini that he
needs to get his life together, but
Holden still thinks that there are too
many phonies in the world while Mr.
Antolini believes thats just part of life
c) Holden and Mr. Antolini believe that

4. Tone #2
(Quote #8)

5. Meaning #3

Compare/Contrast
representations #1

Compare/Contrast
representations #2

Holdens behavior was unwarranted and

he should apologize to everyone
d) Holden and Mr. Antolini believe that it
would be best for Holden to go back to
Pencey and finish his education
(Quote #9)
3.

a)
b)
c)
d)

I figured she probably just came home

from a date. I pictured her out with the
Lunts and all somewhere, and that
Andover jerk. All of them swimming
around in a goddam pot of tea and
saying sophisticated stuff to each
other
Classify the Andover jerk according to
Holden
Cool
Rad
Funny as hell
Phony

4. I went down a different staircase, and I

saw another f*** you on the wall. I
tried to rub it off with my hand again,
but this one was scratched on, with a
knife or something

a)

b)
c)
d)

Analyze why Holden hates f*** you so

much even though he curses
throughout the novel
He thinks that when Phoebe and other
kids at school will see it and lose their
innocence
He just dislikes that term because
Ackley used to use it
He thought that someone had said it to
him
He believed that that was a sacred word

5. Some game. If you get on the side

where all the hot-shots are, then its a
game, alrightIll admit that But if you
get on the other side, where there
arent any hit-shots, then whats a
game about it

Meaning #4
(Quote #10)

Meaning #5
(Quote #11)

a)
b)
c)

d)

Synthesis
Questions

Evaluation
Questions

What theme is related to the other

side in this passage?
The other side literally means in the
stadium there is no deeper meaning
The other side represents the side that
he is not on
The other side represents everyone else
and Holden alienates himself as a type
of self-protection
The other side of the field has better
seats and represents quality

1. The answer is, you dont. I think I am,

but how do I know? I swear its a stupid
question. Use evidence from Holdens
past to predict whether or not he will go
back and stay in school
2. Explain Holdens loneliness
3.

(Quote #12)