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What did Holden do to get to the station?
What did Holden do to get to the station?
walked because it was too late at night to get a cab
What did Holden's hat have?
What did Holden's hat have?
earlaps
What did Holden do while he waited 10 minutes for the train?
What did Holden do while he waited 10 minutes for the train?
washed the blood off his face with snow
What does Holden usually buy on a train at night? He can even ____ on the train at night.
What does Holden usually buy on a train at night? He can even ____ on the train at night.
What was the woman on the train wearing?
What was the woman on the train wearing?
How old was the woman on the train?
How old was the woman on the train?
What did the woman do with her bags?
What did the woman do with her bags?
What kind of voice did the woman have?
What kind of voice did the woman have?
Whose mother is the woman on the train?
Whose mother is the woman on the train?
What did Ernest Morrow do?
What did Ernest Morrow do?
What did Holden say his name is?
What did Holden say his name is?
Who was Rudolf Schmidt?
Who was Rudolf Schmidt?
What did Holden say about Ernest?
What did Holden say about Ernest?
What did Mrs. Morrow say about Ernest?
What did Mrs. Morrow say about Ernest?
What did Holden ask Mrs. Morrow if she wanted to do?
What did Holden ask Mrs. Morrow if she wanted to do?
What did Mrs. Morrow notice?
What did Mrs. Morrow notice?
How did Holden lie about his injury?
How did Holden lie about his injury?
What did Holden start reading?
What did Holden start reading?
Where did Mrs. Morrow get off?
Where did Mrs. Morrow get off?
Where did Mrs. Morrow live?
Where did Mrs. Morrow live?
What did Holden lie about?
What did Holden lie about?
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Study Notes
Travel and Actions
- Holden walked to the station due to it being too late for a cab.
- He waited 10 minutes for the train, during which he washed blood off his face with snow.
Character Details
- Holden's hat had earlaps.
- A woman on the train, aged forty to forty-five, wore orchids and left her bags in the middle of the aisle.
- She had a voice resembling a telephone.
- She was Ernest Morrow's mother, describing him as a sensitive boy.
Interaction with Mrs. Morrow
- Holden introduced himself as Rudolf Schmidt, impersonating the janitor.
- He mentioned that Ernest is good at adapting and is very popular, but too modest to run for class elections, resulting in Harry Fencer’s victory.
- Holden asked Mrs. Morrow if she wanted to smoke and she agreed to have a cocktail in the club car.
Deceptions and Lies
- Mrs. Morrow noticed Holden's bleeding nose, which he falsely attributed to being hit by an icy snowball.
- He lied about going to South America with his grandmother.
Leisure Activities
- Holden typically buys a ham sandwich and four magazines on night trains, noting that he enjoys reading phony stories in the magazines.
Miscellaneous
- Mrs. Morrow got off the train in Newark.
- She lives in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
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