Which area of the museum does Holden take the two boys to?

• A. The gift shop.
• B. The dinosaur hall.
• C. The mummy area.
• D. The exit.

Answer: (C)

Where Holden leads the two boys in the museum. In that moment, Holden guides them through the quiet galleries of the Museum of Natural History and brings them to the Egyptian wing, specifically the mummy area where the mummies are on display. This setting matters because the mummy room’s still, timeless atmosphere mirrors Holden’s longing for something stable in a world that feels confusing and changeable to him. The other spaces don’t fit the scene: a gift shop would be a different kind of stop, the dinosaur hall isn’t the moment described, and the exit isn’t where the narrative pauses to focus on Holden and the boys. The mummy area is the place they end up in, making it the correct choice.