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25+ MCQs on J.D. Salinger with Answers for UGC NET / SET Prepration

1. When was J.D. Salinger born?
a) 1910
b) 1919
c) 1923
d) 1930

2. Which of J.D. Salinger’s works is his most famous and widely-read novel?
a) “Franny and Zooey”
b) “Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters”
c) “The Catcher in the Rye”
d) “Nine Stories”

3. In “The Catcher in the Rye,” what is the name of the protagonist?
a) Holden Caulfield
b) Seymour Glass
c) Franny Glass
d) Buddy Glass

4. Which war did J.D. Salinger serve in?
a) World War I
b) World War II
c) Korean War25+ MCQs on J.D. Salinger with Answers for UGC NET
d) Vietnam War

5. What was the first published story by Salinger to feature Holden Caulfield?
a) “The Catcher in the Rye”
b) “Slight Rebellion off Madison”
c) “A Perfect Day for Bananafish”
d) “The Laughing Man”

6. What is the name of Holden Caulfield’s younger sister in “The Catcher in the Rye”?
a) Phoebe
b) Jane
c) Sally
d) Allie

7. J.D. Salinger’s writing is often associated with which literary movement?
a) Realism
b) Naturalism
c) Modernism
d) Postmodernism

8. What is the title of Salinger’s novella featuring the Glass family?
a) “Franny and Zooey”
b) “Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters”
c) “Seymour: An Introduction”
d) “Hapworth 16, 1924”

9. In “Franny and Zooey,” what is Franny’s spiritual pursuit?
a) Buddhism25+ MCQs on J.D. Salinger with Answers for UGC NET
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Taoism

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10. Which of Salinger’s works is a collection of short stories featuring the Glass family?
a) “Nine Stories”
b) “Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters”
c) “Seymour: An Introduction”
d) “Franny and Zooey”

11. What is the name of the eldest brother in the Glass family?
a) Seymour
b) Buddy
c) Zooey
d) Walt

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12. What literary device does Salinger frequently use in his writing?
a) Stream of consciousness
b) Alliteration
c) Symbolism
d) Rhyme

13. What is the name of the religious group that the Glass family was part of?
a) The Society of Jesus
b) The Vedanta Society
c) The Way of the Cross
d) The Way of the Pilgrim

14. Which of Salinger’s works was initially published in The New Yorker?
a) “Franny and Zooey”
b) “Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters”
c) “A Perfect Day for Bananafish”
d) “The Catcher in the Rye”

15. What was Salinger’s reaction to the overwhelming success of “The Catcher in the Rye”?
a) He embraced fame and publicity.
b) He withdrew from public life.
c) He continued to publish prolifically.
d) He became a literary critic.

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16. What is the name of the boarding school that Holden Caulfield is expelled from in “The Catcher in the Rye”?
a) Pencey Prep
b) Phillips Exeter Academy
c) Devon School
d) Pencey Hall

17. Which of Salinger’s works is a novella about a soldier who is hospitalized after World War II?
a) “The Catcher in the Rye”
b) “Franny and Zooey”
c) “Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters”
d) “For Esmé – with Love and Squalor”

18. What is the name of the nightclub where Holden Caulfield often goes to in “The Catcher in the Rye”?
a) The Lavender Room
b) The Stork Club25+ MCQs on J.D. Salinger with Answers for UGC NET
c) The Rainbow Room
d) El Morocco

19. Which of the following characters is not a member of the Glass family?
a) Buddy
b) Seymour
c) Phoebe
d) Franny

20. In “The Catcher in the Rye,” Holden Caulfield expresses a desire to be:
a) A lawyer
b) A doctor
c) A writer
d) A catcher in the rye

21. What is the central theme of Salinger’s “Franny and Zooey”?
a) The search for spiritual enlightenment
b) The struggles of young adulthood
c) The effects of war trauma
d) The complexities of sibling relationships

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22. What is the name of Holden Caulfield’s roommate at Pencey Prep?
a) Ackley
b) Stradlater
c) Ward
d) James Castle

23. Which of Salinger’s works is a collection of nine short stories?
a) “Franny and Zooey”
b) “Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters”
c) “Nine Stories”
d) “Seymour: An Introduction”

24. What is the name of Holden Caulfield’s brother who died of leukemia?
a) Allie25+ MCQs on J.D. Salinger with Answers for UGC NET
b) Seymour
c) D.B.
d) Vincent

25. Which of Salinger’s works is narrated by Buddy Glass and is about the suicide of his brother Seymour?
a) “Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters”
b) “Franny and Zooey”
c) “Zooey”
d) “Seymour: An Introduction”

Answers

1. c) 1923
2. c) “The Catcher in the Rye”
3. a) Holden Caulfield
4. b) World War II
5. b) “Slight Rebellion off Madison”
6. a) Phoebe
7. c) Modernism
8. d) “Hapworth 16, 1924”25+ MCQs on J.D. Salinger with Answers for UGC NET
9. a) Buddhism
10. d) “Franny and Zooey”
11. a) Seymour25+ MCQs on J.D. Salinger with Answers for UGC NET
12. c) Symbolism
13. b) The Vedanta Society
14. c) “A Perfect Day for Bananafish”
15. b) He withdrew from public life.
16. a) Pencey Prep
17. d) “For Esmé – with Love and Squalor”
18. a) The Lavender Room
19. c) Phoebe
20. d) A catcher in the rye
21. a) The search for spiritual enlightenment
22. b) Stradlater
23. c) “Nine Stories”
24. a) Allie
25. a) “Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters”