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This set of American Literature Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Catcher in the Rye Set 2

Q1 | At breakfast, Holden is surprised that the nun
  • Eats fatty foods
  • Likes Romeo and Juliet
  • Shows no remorse over stealing the collection money
  • Spits water on her partner’s face.
Q2 | What does the lyric, "if a body catch a body coming through the rye" that Holdenmisquotes make him imagine?
  • Walking in the street just along the curb while cars race by, honking
  • Standing at the edge of a cliff and catching children who come too close.
  • Being a little kid playing in the Rye
  • Running off to become a farmer in Maine or Vermont.
Q3 | According to Holden Caulfied, what characterizes “a phony”?
  • pretending to be a good student and going to college
  • intelligence and cynicism
  • superficiality, pretension, hypocrisy
  • joking and playing pranks
Q4 | How old is Holden Caulfield?
  • 21
  • 19
  • 16
  • 17
Q5 | What does Holden Caulfield’s obsessive search for company reveal?
  • his deep loneliness
  • his social nature
  • his love for life
  • his insomnia
Q6 | What does Phoebe help the reader understand about Holden?
  • Holden is mean to her
  • He constantly makes false promises
  • He is deeply sad and had difficulty maturing
  • He is not really messed up
Q7 | According to Holden Caulfield, who is the “queen of all phonies”?
  • Sally Hayes
  • Allie
  • Jane
  • Winnie Newton
Q8 | According to Holden, he knew he was happy when he was
  • Writing essays for Mr. Spencer
  • Holding hands with Jane
  • Fooling “phonies” with elaborate lies
  • Conversing with Mr.Antolini
Q9 | The judge found Tom Robinson:
  • Innocent
  • Guilty
  • undecided
  • dirty
Q10 | Who tells Jem that it is a sin to kill mockingbirds?
  • Calpurnia
  • Heck Tate
  • Atticus
  • Dill
Q11 | MayellaEwell is actually beaten by:
  • Tom Robinson
  • Bob Ewell
  • Boo Radley
  • Frank Sawyer
Q12 | Jem and Scout are taken to the black community church by:
  • Miss maudie
  • Reverend Sykes
  • Calpurnia
  • Aunt Alexandria
Q13 | Jem’s pants are mended by:
  • Boo Radley
  • Dill
  • Bob Ewell
  • Atticus
Q14 | Where does Boo leave gifts for Scout and Jem?
  • In a trunk by the shop
  • in a hole in the oak tree
  • in the dried waterhole
  • the porch
Q15 | Who causes the lynch mob to disperse?
  • Mr. Underwood
  • Scout
  • Atticus
  • Bob Ewell
Q16 | What is Scout’s real name?
  • Jean Louise Finch
  • Louise Marie Finch
  • Louise Scout Finch
  • Lee Mae Finch
Q17 | Whose house burns down in To Kill A Mockingbird?
  • Aunt Alexamdra’s
  • Atticus’s
  • Mr. Underwood’s
  • Miss Maudie’s
Q18 | Who insists that Bob Ewell’s death is an accident?
  • Heck Tate
  • Allicus
  • Scout
  • Boo Radley
Q19 | Who is the president of the United States at the time that the events in To Kill AMockingbird occur?
  • Theodore Roosevelt
  • Harry Truman
  • Franklin
  • Roosevelt
Q20 | Who beats up Mayella Ewell?
  • Bob Ewell
  • Boo Radley
  • Tom Robinson
  • Heck Tate
Q21 | The neighbour of Scout and Jem sets herself outside of Maycomb’s conventionality is:
  • Calpurnia
  • Miss Maudie
  • Helen Robinson
  • Reverend Skyes
Q22 | Atticus tries to defend Tom Robinson from the allegations of
  • Mayella Ewing
  • Bob and MayellaEwell
  • Mr. Cunningham
  • Miss Caroline
Q23 | The town, Maycomb is comprised of three communities:
  • The white folk, the black community, and the ‘white trash’
  • The black community, the rich, and the privileged
  • The White people, the black people, and the laborers
  • The rich, the poor, the country farmers
Q24 | The most important theme of To Kill a Mockingbird is the book’s exploration of
  • The moral nature of human beings
  • The evil nature of Human beings
  • Children’s education
  • The coming of age of Scout and Jem
Q25 | The moral voice of To Kill a Mockingbird is embodied by
  • Atticus Finch
  • Tom Robinson
  • Scout Finch
  • Aunt Alexandra