Catcher in the Rye Chapters 1-2 Quiz and Close Reading Worksheet Bundle

Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of assessments covering chapters 1 and 2 of Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger. Answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities without sacrificing academic rigor. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) With these materials, students will be able to:

• Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly

• Explore how the author achieves certain effects such as the creation of an unsettling atmosphere

• Explain the significance of a given detail

• Discern the function of the chapter

• Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop

• Apply knowledge of literary devices including situational irony, idiom, metaphor, overstatement, and colloquialism

• Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence

• Write about fiction with clarity, accuracy, and precision

This resource may facilitate small-group discussions in which students decode language and pose/respond to questions relating to plot, broad topics, and character development. Using this resource for structured guidance, students will improve their ability to present information, conclusions, and supporting textual evidence clearly and convincingly.

Materials are available for teaching a range of adolescent fiction:

• Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card - Google and printable

• Feed by M.T. Anderson - Google and printable

• Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer - Google and printable

• Lord of the Flies by William Golding - Google and printable

• The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros - Google and printable