Open House Lit questions

Question 1

The Hunger Games is an example of a dystopian novel. A dystopian novel is:

Accepted Answer

A novel about a dangerous and oppressive society

Question 2

John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men is about migrant workers during the Great Depression, which happened in:

Accepted Answer

The 1930s

Question 3

The Magician’s Nephew is the first book chronologically in this allegorical series by C. S. Lewis:

Accepted Answer

The Chronicles of Narnia

Question 4

William Shakespeare is famous for his plays, but did you know he also wrote sonnets? A sonnet is:

Accepted Answer

A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme

Question 5

In his “I Have a Dream” speech, Dr. King refers to “a great American in whose symbolic shadow we stand today:”

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln

Question 6

The Percy Jackson series is based on which classic myths?

Accepted Answer

The Greek gods on Mount Olympus

Question 7

Charles Dickens is famous for writing a lot of books, especially this one about a grumpy man named Scrooge:

Accepted Answer

A Christmas Carol

Question 8

If the hero of a story is called a protagonist, what is the villain of a story called?

Accepted Answer

Antagonist

Question 9

Harper Lee wrote which famous novel about childhood innocence and racial prejudice?

Accepted Answer

To Kill a Mockingbird

Question 10

In Lois Lowry’s novel The Giver, 12-year-old Jonas becomes an important member of his society known as:

Accepted Answer

The Receiver of Memory

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