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Academic Challenge

1. Write a short story (3-4 paragraphs) in the style of J.D. Salinger.

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English I Catcher in the Rye (1-3)

Vocabulary Quiz—2/20

Answer these questions. Complete sentences are optional.

1. Describe how you feel when you have grippe:

1. Who might use a foil? Why?

1. Give me an example of an exhibitionist and say why they are an exhibitionist.

1. What might you do at a rostrum?

1. List 3 things in your life that are compulsory.

1. Give me an example of a pacifist and tell me why they are a pacifist.

1. Give me a detailed example of a sadist and tell me why they are a sadist.

1. Why might there be gore in a movie?

1. Give me two examples of crude behavior.

Write meaningful sentences with these words. (You can use the back if you run out of room):

1. qualms:
2. hemorrhage:
3. unscrupulous:
4. innumerable:
5. falsetto:

Literary Road Map: Catcher in the Rye

Chapters 5-13

Vocabulary Words

Literary Definitions

symbol— something that is itself but also stands for something else

motif— an image, metaphor, or symbol that appears over and over again in a work

hyperbole —conscious exaggeration

Essential Questions

• Is it inevitable (unavoidable) that we conform to the world and society around us?
• How should a person adjust to a world they did not create?
• What happens when a person does not accept and does not play by the rules of the dominant culture?
• What does it mean to stay true to yourself?
• Is it possible to grow up without becoming phony?
• What does it mean to be a kind, decent person?
• What does it mean to be a pushover and what does it mean to be kind?
• Is it possible to protect everything that matters to you?
• Is life a game?

Getting Things Straight Questions —You do not need to answer in complete sentences.

Chapter 5

1. Who is Allie, and why is his baseball mitt so special to Holden? (38)

2. Why did Holden's parents want to have him psychoanalyzed? (39)

Chapter 6

1. What does Stradlater criticize Holden for? (41)

2. Why is Holden so concerned about what happened with Jane Gallagher and Stradlater? What does this possibly reveal about Holden? (42)

3. What do Holden and Stradlater fight over?

4. What does Holden put on after the fight? Have we seen him put this on before (45)?