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//  Reading Assignment #5   // // The Catcher in the Rye  // : Chap. 18-21 (p. 135-166). Whenever possible, note down a page number as reference. __Chapters 18-21 __  1. What did Holden think of the show at Radio City? Holden did not like the show on Radio City. He believed that it was phony and especially the picture and when they sang the religious song. He said that if Jesus was watching it He would have puked. (p.137-140). 2. Why did Holden call Carl Luce even though he didn't like him much? Holden called Carl Luce even though he didn’t like him much because he was one of these very intellectual guys- he had the highest IQ of any boy at Whooton- and he wanted to have dinner with him to have a slightly intellectual conversation. (p. 136). 3. What did Holden and Luce discuss? Holden and Luce discussed Luce’s new girlfriend, while Luce refused to talk about his sex life or anything that has to do with sex with Holden because he didn’t want to have a “typical Caulfield conversation”. (p.143-149).  4. Why did Holden go home so early (before Wednesday)? Holden went home so early (before Wednesday) because he wanted to go see Phoebe incase he will die out of Pneumonia; he wanted to tell her his goodbye. (p. 156). 5. What was Phoebe's reaction when she first saw Holden? What was her reaction when she found out that he had been expelled? Phoebe was shocked when she first saw Holden, and she got out of her sleep and hugged him. When she found out that he was expelled she kept on repeating that Dad is going to kill him. (p.161and 165). 