Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Catcher in the Rye Chapters 8-9

Chapter 8

1. Why does Holden walk to the train station?

Because it was too late to call a cab or something else.


2. What does Holden say when asked whether he likes Pencey Prep?

He says it is not too bad and paradise and he says it is as good as most schools.


3. Why is Mrs. Morrow concerned about Ernest?

Because she thinks that Ernest takes things a little more seriously than he should. Also, she sometimes feels he's not a terribly good mixer.


4. Because Holden likes Mrs. Morrow, what does he tell her about Ernest?

He tells her that in class elections they were going to pick Ernest, because they think he was the perfect person for it, but Ernest didn't let them choose him. Because he was shy.


5. According to Holden, why was Ernest Morrow not elected president of the class?

He was not elected because he was very shy and he didn't let the class pick him as a president.


6. What does Mrs. Morrow suspect is the reason for Holden’s going home late on a Saturday night?

She suspected that he was called home suddenly because of the illness in the family.


7. What is Holden’s explanation for going home on Saturday?

He says he has this tiny little tumor on the brain and he was going home to have the surgery.


8. Why does Mrs. Morrow keep calling Holden by the name Rudolf?

Because Holden said his name was Rudolf Schmidt when she asked him what his name was.


9. Where does Mrs. Morrow invite Holden to visit Ernest in the summer?

She invites him to their house in Massachusetts.


10. What excuse does Holden give to Mrs. Morrow for not being able to visit Ernest in the summer?

He said he was going to South America with his grandmother.

Chapter 9

1. What does Holden do when he reaches Penn Station?

He goes to the phone booth. He was thinking to call someone but he couldn't think of anybody to call.


2. What does Holden discuss with the cab driver on the way to the Edmont Hotel?

He discusses about the ducks in the lagoon near Central Park South. He asked him where would the ducks go when the lake is all frozen.


3. What is Holden’s opinion of the Edmont Hotel?

He thinks the hotel was full of morons and screwballs.


4. How does Holden describe the bellman at the Edmont Hotel?

Holden says that he was a very old guy around sixty-five, and he was one of those bold guys that comb all their hair over from the side to cover up the baldness.


5. How does Holden feel about “necking” with girls whom he does not really care about?

He doesn't understand it and he says that he doesn't know where he is when "necking" with girls.


6. What type of rules does Holden have difficulty observing?

He made a rule that he was going to quit horsing around with the girls who is not Holden's type. But he couldn't observe it.


7. What excuse has Holden planned to use in order to get through to Jane Gallagher on the telephone
after-hours?

He was going to tell that he was Jane's uncle and that her aunt just got killed in a car accident and that he had to speak to her immediately.


8. Why does Holden not call Jane Gallagher?

Because he says he is not in the mood.


9. From whom did Holden get Faith Cavendish’s name?

He got it from a guy named Eddie Birdsell that he met at a party last summer.


10. How does Holden feel after Faith Cavendish refuses to meet him for a cocktail?

He felt like he should've at least made it for cocktails, and he really fouled that up.

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