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1
Which "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" character was noted for his smile?
The Cheshire Cat
The Snark
The Dormouse
The White Rabbit
2
What is the name of the lion in "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe"?
Aslan
Louis
Claude
Tigger
3
Who wrote many short stories and poems including 'The Raven' and 'The Cask of Amontillado'?
Edgar Allen Poe
John Keats
Emily Dickens
Sylvia Plath
4
________________ is the best-selling novel of all time, with over 500 million copies sold.
Pride and Prejudice
Moby Dick
To Kill a Mockingbird
Don Quixote
5
Theodor Geisel is the real name of which author?
Dr. Seuss
J.K. Rowling
John Steinbeck
J. R. R. Tolkein
6
Which of the following novels is a popular classic written by Jane Austen?
The Color Purple
The Catcher in the Rye
Beowulf
Pride and Prejudice
7
What is the most commonly used letter in the alphabet?
T
E
S
A
8
Gabriel Garcia Marquez wrote the novel "One Hundred Years of __________"?
Dreams
Love
Anguish
Solitude
9
The dot on top of the letter 'i' is called a ____________.
Tittle
Aglet
Bead
Firkin
10
Who wrote the children's book
Charlotte's Web
?
Samuel Beckett
Charles Lamb
Dan Brown
E. B. White
11
How many lines does a sonnet have?
14
2
4
16
12
Which Shakespearean play is the quote 'to be or not to be, that is the question' taken from?
Richard III
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet
13
Which one is NOT a name of one of the three Brontë sisters?
Anne
Ruth
Charlotte
Emily
14
What is the term for a pair of rhyming lines?
Couplet
Sonnet
Haiku
Limerick
15
What type of sentence is this: "My favorite color is purple." ?
Exclamatory
Imperative
Interrogative
Declarative
16
How many Harry Potter books are there?
6
8
7
5
17
Which Italian novel for children has been adapted in over 240 languages?
Beauty and the Beast
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Cinderella
Peter Pan
18
In the title of a novel/movie about a fashion magazine,what brand of shoes does the devil wear?
Prada
Adidas
Nike
Manolo
19
Edward Cullen is a ___________?
Wizard
Vampire
Zombie
Ghost
20
What word refers to a fictional book of between 20,000 and 50,000 words?
Novel
Poem
Novella
Short Story
21
Who is Huckleberry Finn's best friend?
Pap Finn
Aunt Sally
The dauphin
Tom Sawyer
22
"I wandered lonely as a cloud" is an example of a _________.
Metaphor
Alliteration
Simile
Allusion
23
Whose real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, who wrote many popular classic books?
George Orwell
Edgar Allen Poe
Mark Twain
E. E. Cummings
24
Who is the author of Maus II?
Vladek Spiegelman
John Boyne
Elie Wiesel
Art Spiegelman
25
Which book by George Orwell recently became very popular again after the presidential election?
1962
1948
1994
1984
26
Which novel tells the travels of George and Lennie during the Depression Era?
The Catcher in the Rye
The Grapes of Wrath
Catch 22
Of Mice and Men
27
What Edgar Allen Poe poem is the basis for the Baltimore football team's name?
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Raven
The Dragon
The Black Cat
28
Who is the author of The Fault in Our Stars?
Stephanie Meyers
John Green
John Steinbeck
Nicholas Sparks
29
Approximately how many characters die in King Lear?
15
20
5
10
30
What item did Shakespeare leave his wife in his will?
His favorite shirt
His prized pen
His beloved hair brush
His second best bed
31
Which of these is the correct order of the first three books in the Divergent series?
Allegiant, Divergent, Insurgent
Insurgent, Allegiant, Defiant
Defiant, Insurgent, Allegiant
Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant
32
Who does Romeo fall in love with in Shakespeare's popular play?
Charlotte
Cordelia
Rosaline
Juliet
33
The use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning is:
Imagery
Alliteration
Onomatopeoia
Simile
34
John Steinbeck’s original manuscript for
Of Mice and Men
was eaten by a ___________.
Cow
Horse
Mouse
Dog
35
Which Dickens character declares, "Bah, Humbug!"?
Scrooge
Oliver Twist
Miss Havisham
Pip
36
English is the ________ most spoken language in the world.
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
37
Dr. Watson is the companion of which fictional detective?
August Dupin
Hercule Poirot
Miss Marple
Sherlock Holmes
38
In Washington Irving's legend, the Headless Horseman haunts what town?
Sleepy Hollow
New York
Haddonfield
Salem
39
Which is the correct word choice for the blank in this sentence: "I am borrowing _______ books"
Their
There
They're
40
To Kill a Mockingbird spent ________ weeks on the best seller list.
88
12
32
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