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1
George and Lennie are two migrant workers in what John Steinbeck novel?
The Grapes of Wrath
East of Eden
Of Mice and Men
The Pearl
2
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..." is the opening line to this classic novel by Charles Dickens.
Great Expectations
Oliver Twist
Bleak House
A Tale of Two Cities
3
Which of Victor Hugo’s novels was adapted into a Disney animation in 1996?
The Man Who Laughs
The Last Day of a Condemned Man
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Les Miserables
4
Who led the crew of the Argo in their search for the Golden Fleece?
Jason
Odysseus
Theseus
Perseus
5
From which novel is this the opening line: “It is a truth universally acknowledged...."
Pride and Prejudice
Sense and Sensibility
Mansfield Park
Emma
6
What part of Captain Ahab's body was bitten off by the whale in
Moby Dick
?
His finger
His leg
His foot
His arm
7
What color is the light that Gatsby sees on the pier across the lake?
Green
Yellow
Blue
Red
8
Who is the heroine of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s
The Scarlet Letter
?
Mercy Lewis
Hester Prynne
Agnes Gray
Anne Hutchinson
9
Which Dickens novel was left unfinished at the time of his death?
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Bleak House
Little Dorrit
The Pickwick Papers
10
What is NOT the title of a chapter in
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
?
“The Mock Turtle’s Story.”
“Who Stole the Tarts?”
“Advice from a Gerbil.”
“Alice’s Evidence.”
11
In George Orwell's
Animal Farm
, what kind of animal is Boxer?
A horse
A goat
A pig
A dog
12
In Victor Hugo's
Les Misérables
, the protagonist Jean Valjean was imprisoned for this crime.
Murder
Assault
Theft
Arson
13
Atticus Finch, Scout, Jem, and Boo Radley are characters from what Harper Lee novel?
Blackbird House
Crow Lake
The Goldfinch
To Kill a Mockingbird
14
In
Little Women
, who is the oldest sister?
Jo
Meg
Amy
Beth
15
What island did Odysseus end up on with Circe in
The Odyssey
?
Mykonos
Aeaea
Ithaca
Lesbos
16
Which play is a dramatized retelling of the events of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?
The Price
Death of a Salesman
The Crucible
After the Fall
17
Where does the Dursley family live in the Harry Potter series?
4 Privet Drive, Little Whinging
16 Diagon Alley, London
6 Drill Street, Petunia Crossing
12 Gringott Corner, Dudley Town
18
Who is Curious George’s best friend?
The Girl with the Red Scarf
The Captain
The Man in the Yellow Hat
The General
19
Who is NOT a resident of the Hundred Acre Wood in
Winnie-the-Pooh
?
Piglet
Rabbit
Owl
Badger
20
Name That Book: Chronologically, this novel comes first in C. S. Lewis’s
Chronicles of Narnia
series.
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
The Magicians Nephew
The Silver Chair
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
21
The plot of Hemingway's
The Old Man and the Sea
centers on the struggle between a fisherman and a giant _____.
Whale
Tuna
Shark
Marlin
22
What instrument does Peter play in
Peter Pan
?
Mandolin
Pipes
Harmonica
Flute
23
In Roald Dahl's
Matilda
, what is the name of Matilda’s teacher?
Mrs. Lizzie Sugar
Mrs. Agatha Trunchbull
Miss Lavender Bogtrotter
Miss Jennifer Honey
24
Who wrote the science fiction novel
Slaughterhouse Five
?
Arthur Miller
Kurt Vonnegut
Mary Lawson
Douglas Adams
25
Don Quixote
by Cervantes was written in which language?
Italian
English
Spanish
French
26
Who is NOT a character in
A Wrinkle in Time
?
Mrs. Who
Mrs. Which
Mrs. Whatsit
Mrs. When
27
Anne of Green Gables
was written by which author?
L.M. Montgomery
Jane Austen
Louisa May Alcott
Charlotte Bronte
28
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
was written by which author?
Robert Lewis Stevenson
Aldous Huxley
Charles Dickens
Oliver Wilde
29
What is NOT a title of a book in Beatrix Potter’s
Peter Rabbit
series?
The Tale of Benjamin
The Tale of Ginger and Pickles
The Tale of Mr. McGregor
The Tale of Mr. Tod
30
Emily Brontë’s
Wuthering Heights
recounts the tragic romance between which two lovers?
Isabella and Hindley
Eleanor and Christian
Anne and Gordon
Catherine and Heathcliff
31
To whom does the title of the novel
Frankenstein
refer?
The Monster
The Doctor
The Author
The Narrator
32
Which story did Edgar Allan Poe NOT write?
The Turn of the Screw
The Masque of the Red Death
The Black Cat
The Tell-Tale Heart
33
Which story written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman depicts a feminist utopia?
The Dress of Women
The Yellow Wallpaper
Herland
The Man-Made World
34
In
Oliver Twist
, what food does Oliver famously ask for more of when he says: “Please, Sir, I want some more?"
Cheese
Soup
Gruel
Bread
35
Which Shakespeare play contains the odd stage direction "exit, pursued by a bear"?
Much Ado About Nothing
Macbeth
The Tempest
A Winter's Tale
36
What story by Washington Irving includes the characters Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman?
The Devil and Tom Walker
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Kidd the Pirate
Rip Van Winkle
37
Mark Twain’s beloved characters Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn reside in which state?
Kentucky
Missouri
Mississippi
Alabama
38
Name That Author: Who wrote
The Iliad
?
Dante
Euripides
Virgil
Homer
39
Which novel follows a group of British boys and their attempt to govern themselves whilst stranded on an island?
Moby Dick
Lord of the Flies
Gulliver's Travels
Peter Pan
40
In George Orwell's
1984,
the superstate that houses what is now Great Britain is called
Atlantis
Pangea
Mordor
Oceania
