Holden Caulfield- from Salinger’s A Catcher in the Rye,

Siddhartha from Hesse’s Siddhartha,

Nora from Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House

AND

Meursault from Camus’ The Stranger

Take our Quiz to find out!

1. What is your favorite color?

A) Blue

B) White

C) Red

D) Black

Answers:

A) Holden – Blue – depression

B) Siddhartha – White – reverence, purity, simplicity

C) Nora – Red – excitement, energy, speed, strength, danger, passion, and aggression.

D) Black – expresses the depths of the unknown, mystery, fear, a lack of color, the primordial void, and emptiness

2. What is the most important thing in your life?

A) Having fun

B) Helping others

C) Being able to express your emotions

D) Your boyfriend / girlfriend

3. What is your motivation in life?

A) You have little motivation

B) Finding yourself

C) Bettering your self and your current position

D) Going by the flow

4. What is your dream job?

A) Don’t want to grow up, want to be a kid forever

B) To live off of nature

C) To be a successful doctor or lawyer

D) Don’t care

5. How do you view school?

A) An annoyance

B) A part of life one must go through

C) A privilege to expand one’s knowledge

D) Societies way to form you the way that it wants

6. How do you view your future?

A) Don’t really think about it

B) A long journey

C) Full of opportunities

D) Have no future

7. What is your favorite TV show?

A) Don’t watch TV

B) American Idol or Biggest Loser

C) Ugly Betty

D) The Office

8. Which trait do you dislike the most in a person?

A) Stupidity

B) Narrow – mindedness

C) A feeling of superiority

D) Motivation

9. What do you like to do in your free time?

A) Read

B) Volunteer

C) To make money / work

D) Be outside

10. Which trait do you admire most in a person?

A) Empathy

B) Individualism

C) Strength / determination

D) Straightforwardness

What are the results of your Quiz?

If you got Mostly A’s:

Congratulations! You are most similar to Holden from The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger.

You feel that nobody understands you and you long for a close relationship in which you will be able to share you feelings. You enjoy the age that you are and wish that you could remain this way forever. You fear change and despise phoniness. You have trouble fitting into a world so focused on the media and superficial things. You have a gift at being able to care for others and are a very giving person.

If you got Mostly B’s:

Congratulations! You are most similar to Siddhartha from Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse.

You believe in individualism and despise people that conform to fit into society. You try to always do what is right, even if it means self sacrifice. People find it easy to come to you with their problems and when they are looking for guidance. You are against most wars and fights, believing that there is a peaceful way to solve every altercation. You love to spend time outside and really connect with nature. Your calm nature makes you approachable and your desire to learn leads to great success.

If you got Mostly C’s:

Congratulations! You are most similar to Nora from A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen.

You are an independent thinker who is strongly supports his values. You will stand up for what you think is right, which sometimes might hurt you because you seldom think of the consequences. There are times when you are timid, and let other people control you, but for the most part, you know exactly who you are. You have great motivation and determination. You strive to always to better.

If you got Mostly D’s:

Congratulations! You are most similar to Meursault from The Stranger by Albert Camus.

You feel like you do not have a place in society and that you are an outcast. You have your group of friends, but they do not always understand you and are not that close. You find yourself not caring about where your life will take you or where you will be tomorrow. You try to feel pain, happiness, and other simple emotions, but it is hard for you to feel anything. You are just living life, coasting by, and let whatever happens happen.

Now here are a few songs which also represent the various characters’ personalities:

Holden: Clocks by Coldplay- it’s a song about wanting to go back in time and change the past and about being lonely.

Siddhartha: Drops of Jupiter by Train – a song about venturing out to find yourself.

Nora: Miss Independent by Kelly Clarkson – self explanatory

Meursault: Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen – the lyrics match the novel so accurately that many believe the song is based on the book.