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Who taught the Columbia writing class where Salinger wrote The Young Folks?

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Whit Burnett

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At which university did Salinger write The Young Folks in Whit Burnett's class?

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Columbia University

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Which magazine published the Holden Caulfield story I'm Crazy?

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Collier's

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Which Holden Caulfield story appeared in Collier's on December 22, 1945?

Answer

I'm Crazy

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What kind of school is Pencey Preparatory Academy?

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Boarding school

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Holden plans to stay away from home until what weekday?

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Wednesday

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What is the first name of Holden's roommate Stradlater?

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Ward

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Holden Caulfield became an icon for what kind of rebellion?

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Teenage rebellion

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Which magazine included The Catcher in the Rye on a 2005 list of 100 best English-language novels since 1923?

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Time

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Pencey Prep may have been based on which Pennsylvania school?

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Valley Forge Military Academy

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Which magazine published "Slight Rebellion off Madison" in 1946?

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The New Yorker

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At the end of the novel, Holden says he may attend another academy in which month?

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September

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