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1
In
The Great Gatsby
, Jay Gatsby is a _______?
Bootlegger
Long term member of the East Egg's elite
Murderer
German Spy
2
What furniture piece provided a portal to Narnia in C.S. Lewis's iconic children's series?
An armchair
A wardrobe
A desk
A bookcase
3
Which Stephen King novel takes place mostly in the fictional Overlook Hotel?
Doctor Sleep
The Shining
It
Salem's Lot
4
In
The Jungle Book
, what is the meaning of the name Mowgli?
The Bird
The Frog
The Tiger
The snake
5
What job does Jim's father have in the novel
Treasure Island
?
A banker
A Innkeeper
A farmer
A lawyer
6
The Invisible Man , a classic science fiction novel, was written by what author?
H. G. Wells
Robert Louis Stevenson
Oscar Wilde
Jules Vern
7
Which of these novels were written by Charles Dickens?
Emma
Wuthering Heights
Great Expectations
The Scarlett Letter
8
In "Don Quixote," the title character famously mistakes a group of these for fearsome giants.
Sailors
Horses
Towers
Windmills
9
Which Character in
Jane Eyre
is in love with Rosamond?
John Reed
Mr. Mason
St. John Rivers
Rochester
10
Which classic novel features a man shipwrecked alone on an island?
Robinson Crusoe
A Tale of Two Cities
Animal Farm
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
11
In
The Wind in the Willows,
which of the four friends live in the Wild Woods?
Rat
Badger
Toad
Mole
12
What is the significance of the title
Fahrenheit 451
?
It is the temperature at which germanium melts
It is the temperature at which easy bake ovens self-destruct
It is the temperature at which paper ignites and burns?
It is the maximum temperature of most ovens
13
In Herman Melville's "Moby Dick," Ishmael is the sole survivor aboard which ship?
HMS Beagle
The African Queen
Pequod
HMS Bounty
14
In "Jane Eyre," where is Edward Rochester's insane secret bride, Bertha Mason, from?
India
Jamaica
Spain
London
15
In
The Hobbit
who is the wizard that accompanies Thorin and his company on their journey?
Gandalf the Grey
Radagast the Brown
Gandalf the White
Saruman The White
16
Katniss Everdeen, of the Hunger Games Novels, comes from where?
Everdeen
Ember
District 12
Capitol City
17
Who is the main character in
The Catcher in the Rye
?
Ichabod Crane
Atticus Finch
Holden Caulfield
Rhett Butler
18
Which classic novel features an obsessive captain of a ship chasing a white whale?
Moby-Dick
Huckleberry Finn
The Lord of the Flies
The Lord of the Rings
19
In the Novella
Ethan Frome,
in what season does the story take place?
Spring
Fall
Summer
Winter
20
In Shakespeare's,
Romeo and Juliet
, who are the two families at war with each other?
Lancasters and the Yorks
Montagues and the Capulets
Escales and the Capulets
Lancasters and the Montagues
21
The plot of Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" centers on the struggle between a fisherman and a giant ______.
Shark
Pelican
Whale
Marlin
22
Which of these novels takes place in a mental hospital and highlights its flaws?
Jane Eyre
Anna Karenina
To Kill a Mockingbird
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
23
In
The Little Prince,
the narrators plane breaks down where?
The Arctic
The Sahara Desert
France
The Amazon Rainforest
24
In
Anne of Green Gables,
why does Anne break a slate over Gilbert's head?
She is jealous that he is courting Diana
She meant to hit some one else and missed
He made fun of her hair
He made fun of her nose
25
What is the name of
The Three Musketeers
?
Winter, Planchet, Athos
Planchet, Grimaud, and Mousqueton
Athos, Porthos, and Aramis
De Treville, Richelieu and Louis
26
In
Little Women
, which character is a tomboy?
Amy
Josephine
Beth
Meg
27
James Joyce's "Ulysses" is set in which city?
Moscow
Dublin
New York City
London
28
John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath" centers on a family of tenant farmers during ______.
The Civil War
The Civil Rights Movement
The Gold Rush
The Great Depression
29
In
1984
, what is the main character Winston scared of?
Dogs
Rats
Snakes
The Dark
30
1. In
As I lay dying
, for whom do Darl and Jewel make a delivery?
Tull
Peabody
Anse
Addie
31
Which classic novel features the downfall of Okonkwo and the colonization of the Niger?
Slaughterhouse Five
A Clockwork Orange
The Sun Also Rises
Things Fall Apart
32
The main character of the classic,
The Outsiders,
is named what?
Daryl
Bob
Piggy
Ponyboy
33
In
The Secret Garden
, Misselthwaite manor is located where?
By the ocean
In the desert
On the shores of a lake
In the middle of a moor
34
In
The Tell-Tale Heart,
what is the reason that the narrator kills the old man?
He insulted the narrator
His House
His Gold
His Eye
35
In what century is
The Scarlett Letter
set?
The 17th century
The 16th century
The 19th century
The 18th century
36
Where does the Bennet family live in
Pride and Prejudice
?
Rosings
Pemberley
Longbourn
London
37
How old is Walton at the beginning of the novel
Frankenstein
?
40
21
32
28
38
In Victor Hugo's "Les Misérables," the protagonist Jean Valjean was imprisoned for this crime.
Theft
Kidnapping
Assault
Murder
39
What is the name of Captain Nemo's submarine in Jules Verne's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea?"
The Nautilus
Hispaniola
The Black Pearl
USS Walnut
40
Which novel explores a dystopian future where books are burned as contraband?
I, Robot
Oryx and Crake
Fahrenheit 451
The War of the Worlds
41
In
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
, why do Tom and Huck first go to the graveyard?
To dig up buried treasure
To dig up a body
To get rid of warts
To kill a cat
42
True or False. In
Dracula,
Jonathan Harker never sees Dracula in daylight?
True
False
43
What is the Great Gatsby's first name?
Robert
Jay
Tom
William
44
Which classic novel features an obsessive captain of a ship chasing a white whale?
The Lord of the Flies
The Lord of the Rings
Huckleberry Finn
Moby-Dick
45
Which author is correctly matched to the spooky piece of literature they wrote?
The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving
Bram Stoker, Frankenstein
The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, Mary Shelley
The Raven, H.P. Lovecraft
46
What is Robert Jordan's nickname for Maria in
For Whom the Bell Tolls?
Mouse
Squirrel
Dove
Rabbit
47
In
Madame Bovary
, how does Emma Bovary kill herself?
She lets a snake bite her
She hangs herself
She eats arsenic
She throws herself in front of a train
48
In
The Call of the Wild
, what is Buck?
A young golden hunter
An Arabian stallion
A dog, half St. Bernard and half Scottish Sheppard
An Alaskan Wolf
49
In which classic novel does a man experiment with time travel in order to bring back his lost love?
Journey to the Center of Earth
Time Machine
1984
The War of the Worlds
50
What is the white rabbit's catchphrase in
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
?
Hurry up, Hurry up, Hurry up
I'm late, I'm late, I'm late
So it goes, So it goes
Hippo, Hippo, Hippo