| Major Characters | ||
| #1 | Holden's little sister | Who is Phoebe? |
| #2 | Holden's roommate at Pencey, very athletic and a real player with the ladies | Who is Stradlater? |
| #3 | "Zit-faced kid" who was always barging into Holden's room and touching his things | Who is Ackley? |
| #4 | Old teacher Holden visited that had grippe | Who is Mr. Spencer? |
| #5 | The girl Holden went ice-skating with and talked about running away with | Who is Sally Hayes? |
| Plot Events | ||
| #1 | Holden does this and gets kicked out of Pencey | What is failing classes? |
| #2 | Offered to Holden when he was in the elevator at the hotel | What is a hooker? |
| #3 | This happens after Stradlater comes back from his date with Holden's old friend | What is a fist fight? |
| #4 | Holden does this before he plans to leave out West | What is taking a note to his sister? What is going to the museum? |
| #5 | Holden does this in the Lavender Room | What is flirting and dancing with women? What is drinking? |
| Minor Characters | ||
| #1 | The pimp in the elevator | Who is Maurice? |
| #2 | Holden's roommate at Elkton Hills who always talked about his suitcase | Who is #!!##!!##!!##!!# Slagle? |
| #3 | There were 2 ________ at the station asking for money | Who are the nuns? |
| #4 | The headmaster at Pencey | Who is Dr. Thurmer? |
| #5 | The Quaker at Whooton who argued with Holden about the disciples | Who is Arthur Childs? |
| Key Facts About the Book | ||
| #1 | The Author | Who is J.D. Salinger? |
| #2 | The point of view the book is written in | What is first person point of view? |
| #3 | The setting of the book, time and place | What is 1950s New York? |
| #4 | Fiction or Nonfiction | What is fiction? |
| #5 | The publisher | Who is Little, Brown & Company? |
| Who Said That? | ||
| #1 | "If you're not going out anyplace special, how 'bout lending me your hound's tooth jacket?" | Who is Stradlater? |
| #2 | "Well, you know the ducks that swim around in it? In the Springtime and all? Do you happen to know where they go in the wintertime, by any chance?" | Who is Holden? |
| #3 | "It's 10 bucks, chief. I tole ya that. 10 bucks for a throw, 15 bucks till noon. I tole ya that." | Who is Maurice? |
| #4 | " 'A Christmas Pageant for Americans.' It stinks, but I'm Benedict Arnold. I have practically the biggest part." | Who is Phoebe? |
| #5 | "If you don't like the Disciples, then you don't like Jesus because Jesus picked the Disciples." | Who is Arthur Childs? |
| Final Question | |