Standard: 3.2 analyze the way in which the theme or meaning of a selection represents a view or comment on life, using textual evidence to support the claim.

Name Mrs. Ordway Eng. 11 Per. Date

Catcher in the Rye

Reading and Study Guide

Chapters 5-8

I. VOCABULARY: Be able to define the following words and understand their meaning/connotation as

they appear throughout the novel.

composition(28)________________________________________________________________

suspense (28)__________________________________________________________________

exhibitionist (29)_______________________________________________________________

unscrupulous(40)_______________________________________________________________

solitary (41)___________________________________________________________________

gore (45)_____________________________________________________________________

pacifist(46)_________________________________________________________________________

sincere(49)__________________________________________________________________________

fiend(49)___________________________________________________________________________

conscientiuous(55)____________________________________________________________________

adapts (55)___________________________________________________________________________

II. LITERARY TERMS: Be able to define each term and apply each term to the novel.

Bildungsroman: _____________________________________________________________

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Standard: 3.2 analyze the way in which the theme or meaning of a selection represents a view or comment on life, using textual evidence to support the claim.

subtext: ____________________________________________________________________

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Each of the following quotes reveals something about Holden’s personality, others’ personalities, or his

opinions about others that he has not explicitly (directly) stated. EXPLAIN the significance/purpose of the line

to the story.

1. I didn‟t answer him right away. Suspense is good for some bastards like Stradlater. „What on?‟ I said”

(Salinger, 28).

2. “He got leukemia and died when were up in Maine, on July 18, 1946” (Salinger, 38).

3. “You‟d think he was doing you a big favor” (Salinger, 36).

Proper citation format for a novel: Quote (Authors name, page number). Class Example:

Your example:

II. Questions: Briefly identify and describe the significance of the following questions from chapters 5-8.

1. Why is it significant that the boys eat steak on Saturday night?

2. What favor does Stradlater ask of Holden?

3. Describe how Allie and his baseball mitt are one of the same.

3. Briefly retell Ackely’s experience last summer and why does it irritate Holden?

4. How would Holden’s life be different if Allie didn’t die of leukemia? {In your opinion}

5. What is the implication of the broken garage windows physically and emotionally for Holden?

The period ALWAYS goes after the parenthesis. The only time you use punctuation

at the end of a quote is if it is a ? or ! THEN you still put a period at the

end of the parenthesis.

Standard: 3.2 analyze the way in which the theme or meaning of a selection represents a view or comment on life, using textual evidence to support the claim.

6. Why do you think Holden horses around in the bathroom?

7. Where is Holden standing and what is he looking at?

8. How does Holden say “good-bye” to Pencey?

9. After running to the main gate Holden states, “I have no wind”. What does he imply?

10. How does Holden describe Mr. and Mrs. Spencer?

11. Which subject is Holden passing? What is the significance of this?

12. Why does Holden regret visiting Mr. Spencer?

13. Old Spencer tells Holden “life is a game” what does it mean?

14. Why was Holden’s final exam essay hard to grade?

15. What does Spencer read aloud? What effect does it have on Holden?

16. List the things that drive Holden crazy {so far}.

17. How does Mr. Haas, the headmaster at Elkton Hills, anger Holden?

18. Holden calls himself a ________________.

19. What place does Holden continually think about? Why do you think this is significant?

20. What does Holden purchase in New York earlier that day?

21. When Holden returns to his dorm room what does he do?

22. Mr. Ossenburger is a former student of Pencey Prep. What building he lend his name to and what was

Edgar Marsalla’s reaction to Ossenburger’s speech?

23. Who is Ward Stradlater?

24. Who is Robert Ackley? Describe his appearance and behavior. What is Holden’s reaction to him?

25. What book is Holden trying to read?

Standard: 3.2 analyze the way in which the theme or meaning of a selection represents a view or comment on life, using textual evidence to support the claim.

26. Why does Holden call Stradlater a secret slob? What disgusts Holden?

27. Holden pretends to do this when in the bathroom. What is it?

28. What does Stradlater ask Holden to do and why is this ironic?

29. Who is Jane Gallagher and why is she important?

30. What was Jane’s bad habit?

31. Jane’s stepfather was supposed to be what? And what was his problem?

32. What do we learn about Holden, based on what he admires about Stradlater?

33. What wrestling move does Holden wish he could use on Stradlater?