Catcher in the Rye Test and Answer Key with Study Guide

With this summative test covering the entirety of Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, English teachers will evaluate students’ reading comprehension, essay writing skills, and ability to analyze key aspects of plot. Included are the following: an answer key, standards-based writing rubric, and test prep study guide. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. By taking this assessment, students will:

• Demonstrate knowledge of primary and secondary characters and the key aspects of their lives
• Demonstrate knowledge of significant events that take place throughout the novel
• Evaluate substantive quotations for deeper meaning
• Apply knowledge of literary devices including alliteration, allusion, assonance, euphemism, foreshadowing, hyperbole, idiom, metaphor, simile, slang, and verbal irony
• Respond to an essay prompt about the influence of family on Holden’s world views
• Cite relevant textual evidence in support of claims made in an academic essay