Why is it that every person Holden meets mirrors some aspect of his own troubled mind? The Catcher In The Rye Character Matching Quiz challenges you to match famous names such as Phoebe, Stradlater and Allie to the qualities that make them what they are. As you start your matching, think about the human relationships in the novel.
Catcher In The Rye Character Matching Quiz Questions
- Who is the protagonist and narrator of the novel?
- Who is Holden’s younger sister, known for her intelligence and innocence?
- Who is Holden’s deceased younger brother whose baseball mitt he treasures?
- Who is Holden’s older brother who works as a Hollywood screenwriter?
- Who is Holden’s former English teacher who gives him advice about life?
- Who is Holden’s history teacher at Pencey Prep?
- Who is Holden’s roommate at Pencey Prep, described as handsome and self-centered?
- Who lives in the adjoining room to Holden at Pencey and has terrible hygiene?
- Who is the girl Holden once had a deep emotional connection with?
- Who is the girl Holden goes on a disastrous date with in New York?
- Who is the young prostitute Holden hires but doesn’t sleep with?
- Who is the pimp who beats Holden after his encounter with Sunny?
- Who is Holden’s former classmate who talks about sex in a sophisticated way?
- Who is the headmaster at Pencey Prep known for being fake toward parents?
- Who is the student who commits suicide by jumping out a window?
- Who is the nuns Holden meets at breakfast and donates money to?
- Who is the girl Holden calls in hopes of having a drink with?
- Who is the headmaster who lectures Holden about playing by the rules?
- Who is the elevator operator at the Edmont Hotel?
- Who is the girl Holden watches from the hotel window dancing with other women?
- Who is Holden’s little brother whose death deeply affected him?
- Who advises Holden that “the mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause”?
- Who is the girl that Holden remembers playing checkers with and keeping her kings in the back row?
- Who is the teacher that Holden visits before leaving Pencey?
- Who does Holden describe as “the only person he really likes”?
- Who is the girl Holden invites to the theater even though he can’t stand her personality?
- Who is the hotel elevator operator’s accomplice in the prostitution scheme?
- Who is Holden’s older brother who left to “prostitute” his writing in Hollywood?
- Who is the boy at Elkton Hills who refuses to take back an insult and ends his life?
- Who does Holden imagine himself protecting children from falling off a cliff?