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1
Who is the author of The Fault in Our Stars?
John Green
John Steinbeck
Stephanie Meyers
Nicholas Sparks
2
Which of the following is a verb in its infinitive form?
Will run
Ran
To run
Running
3
John Steinbeck’s original manuscript for
Of Mice and Men
was eaten by a ___________.
Horse
Dog
Mouse
Cow
4
Which of the following novels is a popular classic written by Jane Austen?
Beowulf
The Catcher in the Rye
Pride and Prejudice
The Colour Purple
5
Who wrote many short stories and poems including 'The Raven' and 'The Cask of Amontillado'?
John Keats
Emily Dickens
Sylvia Plath
Edgar Allen Poe
6
In the children's books about a 25 foot tall red dog, what is the name of the dog?
Peter
Courage
Clifford
Patrick
7
Which "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" character was noted for his smile?
The Snark
The Cheshire Cat
The White Rabbit
The Dormouse
8
Dr. Watson is the companion of which fictional detective?
Hercule Poirot
August Dupin
Sherlock Holmes
Miss Marple
9
Private Peaceful was written by ________
John Smith
William Faulkner
Michael Morpurgo
Kurt Vonnegut
10
Which novel tells the travels of George and Lennie during the Depression Era?
The Grapes of Wrath
The Catcher in the Rye
Catch 22
Of Mice and Men
11
Katniss won the ______th Hunger Games after volunteering.
74
65
50
12
12
In the title of a novel/movie about a fashion magazine,what brand of shoes does the devil wear?
Prada
Adidas
Nike
Manolo
13
Which book by George Orwell recently became very popular again after the presidential election?
1948
1962
1984
1994
14
Edward Cullen is a ___________?
Wizard
Ghost
Vampire
Zombie
15
Who does Romeo fall in love with in Shakespeare's popular play?
Charlotte
Rosaline
Juliet
Cordelia
16
How many Harry Potter books are there?
6
7
8
5
17
What is the term for a pair of rhyming lines?
Limerick
Haiku
Couplet
Sonnet
18
Theodor Geisel is the real name of which author?
J.K. Rowling
J. R. R. Tolkein
Dr. Seuss
John Steinbeck
19
What word refers to a fictional book of between 20,000 and 50,000 words?
Poem
Short Story
Novella
Novel
20
What is the name of the lion in "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe"?
Aslan
Tigger
Louis
Claude
21
The use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning is:
Alliteration
Imagery
Simile
Onomatopeoia
22
What is the most commonly used letter in the alphabet?
E
T
A
S
23
A Monster Calls was written by _____
Patrick Nesty
Patrick Nest
Patrick Ness
Percy Ness
24
"I wandered lonely as a cloud" is an example of a _________.
Allusion
Alliteration
Simile
Metaphor
25
________________ is the best-selling novel of all time, with over 500 million copies sold.
Moby Dick
To Kill a Mockingbird
Don Quixote
Pride and Prejudice
26
How many lines does a sonnet have?
4
16
2
14
27
Which Italian novel for children has been adapted in over 240 languages?
Cinderella
Peter Pan
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Beauty and the Beast
28
Which Dickens character declares, "Bah, Humbug!"?
Scrooge
Oliver Twist
Miss Havisham
Pip
29
What item did Shakespeare leave his wife in his will?
His favorite shirt
His beloved hair brush
His second best bed
His prized pen
30
The dot on top of the letter 'i' is called a ____________.
Aglet
Tittle
Bead
Firkin
31
Who wrote the children's book
Charlotte's Web
?
E. B. White
Dan Brown
Charles Lamb
Samuel Beckett
32
Which of these is the correct order of the first three books in the Divergent series?
Allegiant, Divergent, Insurgent
Defiant, Insurgent, Allegiant
Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant
Insurgent, Allegiant, Defiant
33
Who is the author of Maus II?
Vladek Spiegelman
Elie Wiesel
Art Spiegelman
John Boyne
34
"Sasha ran across the field, and she frolicked in the flowers" is what type of sentence?
Compound-complex
Complex
Compound
Simple
35
In Washington Irving's legend, the Headless Horseman haunts what town?
New York
Salem
Sleepy Hollow
Haddonfield
36
Which Shakespearean play is the quote 'to be or not to be, that is the question' taken from?
Hamlet
Richard III
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Romeo and Juliet
37
Which American author wrote the novel "The Great Gatsby", published in 1922?
Edgar Allen Poe
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Charles Dickens
Mark Twain
38
English is the ________ most spoken language in the world.
1st
3rd
2nd
4th
39
What type of sentence is this: "My favorite color is purple." ?
Interrogative
Imperative
Exclamatory
Declarative