2. You must use at least three sources and relate them to the American Dream.

 

3. Your essay must be typed, double spaced and contain a thesis statement. You must use Times New Roman 12 pt. font.

 

Please refer to the link below in order to view some ideas about directions in which you can take your paper:

 

 

 

 

1.  How old are Mrs. Spencer and Mr. Spencer?
2. Holden says about his first encountering Mr. Spencer, “It was pretty depressing. I’m not too crazy about ____________  people.”
3. Why is Holden visiting Mr. Spencer?
4. Holden says, “I was sixteen then, and I’m seventeen now, and some times I act like I’m about ______________.”
5. “There’s a word I really hate. It’s a phony. I could puke every time I hear it.”

The world Holden is referring to is:

6. Holden’s exam paper is about _____________________.
7. “… I was thinking about the lagoon in Central Park, down near central Park South. I was wondering if it would be frozen over when I got home, and if it was, where did the ________________ go.”
8. Who is the most terrific liar the narrator knows?    
9. What year of high school was the narrator in during chapter three?  ____________________
10. Ossenburger said he talked to ____________________ all the time, “Even when he was driving his car.”
11. Holden’s favorite author is ________________________.
12. He was a very peculiar guy. He was a senior, and he’d been at Pencey the whole four years and all, but nobody ever called him anything except _______________________________.
13. What is the name of Holden’s roommate?  ___________________________
14. Stradlater had one of those piercing __________________ that are practically never in tune…”
15. “The reason he fixed  himself up to look good was because he was madly in love with ____________.”
16. What favor does Stradlater ask Holden to do?
17. What is the name of Stradlater’s date (First and last name).
18. “I don’t even think the bastard had a ___________________, if you want to know the truth. I never saw him use one, anyway.  "                 

19. Holden's brother D.B wrote a story titled:
20. Holden wasn't down at the football game with Saxon Hall because
21. Holden was kicked out of Pencey because
22. What lesson did Spencer try to teach Holden?
23. Holden is fascinated by:
24. Holden tells us in Chapter 3 that ______________________.
25. According to Holden, Robert Ackley hates being called
26. Holden tells us in Chapter 3 that:
27. Holden hates Stradlater True? False?
28. Holden bought his red hunting hat from New York for how much?
29. What meal were the boys at Pencey fed every Sunday night?
30. Holden writes the composition about:
31. When Stradlater got mad about the composition, what did Holden do with it?
32. Why did Holden try to punch Stradlater in the neck?
33. Holden, Mel Brossard and Ackley end up watching a movie in Agerstown True? False?
34. Allie died of
35. Allie was
36. The night Allie died, Holden
37. Right after Stradlater beats up Holden,
38. Holden decides to go to
39. When Holden leaves Pencey, he shouts, “__________________”
40. Holden tells the woman on the train his name is
41. Holden claims to be traveling in order to
42. When he reaches New York, Holden calls
43. What is the name of the bar Holden goes to in Chapter ten?
44. What Actor does Holden claim to see?
45. Where do the girls claim they are going the next morning?
46. What does Holden order at the bar when he is denied alcohol?
47. What is the name of the girl Holden finds mildly attractive?
48. What type of dance did Holden do with the girl he met in the bar?
49. What did Holden say his name was when he introduced himself to the girls at the bar?
50. How old were the girls Holden flirts with in the bar?
51. Two of the three girls Holden flirts with were sisters.True? False?

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