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1. What do you think Holden will do after calling Mr. Antolini?
a. He will likely visit Mr. Antolini. He is one of three people that is in his address book. This signals to us that he is an important character to Holden. Holden does say that Mr. Antolini moved to New York, so visiting him will be much easier.

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