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    In 1986, Larry McMurtry wrote which classic?

    • The Bell Jar
    • Tobacco Road
    • The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz
    • Lonesome Dove
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  • 2. 

    What book by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. was published in 1963?

    • Winnie The Pooh

    • The Outside

    • Cat's Cradle

    • Sister Carrie

    Correct Answer
    A. Cat's Cradle
  • 3. 

    In 1927, Thornton Wilder wrote which classic?

    • The Bridge Of San Luis Rey

    • Their Eyes Were Watching God

    • Kane And Abel

    • Things Fall Apart

    Correct Answer
    A. The Bridge Of San Luis Rey
  • 4. 

    In 1932, William Faulkner wrote this classic?

    • Rebecca

    • The Shell Seekers

    • Light In August

    • Dune

    Correct Answer
    A. Light In August
  • 5. 

    In 1904, Henry James wrote this classic?

    • The Golden Bowl

    • The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe

    • The Thorn Birds

    • The French Lieutenant's Woman

    Correct Answer
    A. The Golden Bowl
  • 6. 

    In 1990, A. S. Byatt wrote which classic?

    • Possession

    • Absalom, Absalom!

    • Mrs. Dalloway

    • Brideshead Revisited

    Correct Answer
    A. Possession
  • 7. 

    In 1903, Samuel Butler wrote which classic?

    • The Way Of All Flesh

    • As I Lay Dying

    • Main Street

    • The Magus

    Correct Answer
    A. The Way Of All Flesh
  • 8. 

    In 1975, E. L. Doctorow wrote this classic?

    • Ragtime

    • Look Homeward, Angel

    • The Outside

    • The Good Soldier

    Correct Answer
    A. Ragtime
  • 9. 

    In 1922, Sinclair Lewis wrote which classic?

    • Roots

    • The House Of Mirth

    • Tender Is The Night

    • Babbit

    Correct Answer
    A. Babbit
  • 10. 

    In 1993, E. Annie Proulx wrote which classic?

    • The Shipping News

    • Advise And Consent

    • Kim

    • Satanic Verses

    Correct Answer
    A. The Shipping News
  • 11. 

    In 1955, Flannery O'Connor wrote which classic?

    • The Joy Luck Club

    • I, Claudius

    • A Good Man Is Hard To Find

    • The Fountainhead

    Correct Answer
    A. A Good Man Is Hard To Find
  • 12. 

    In 1915, W. Somerset Maugham wrote which classic?

    • Of Human Bondage

    • Call It Sleep

    • A Prayer For Owen Meany

    • Bastard Out Of Carolina

    Correct Answer
    A. Of Human Bondage
  • 13. 

    In 1965, Frank Herbert wrote which classic?

    • The Bridge Of San Luis Rey

    • Angle Of Repose

    • Dune

    • Fahrenheit 451

    Correct Answer
    A. Dune
  • 14. 

    In 1980, John K. Toole wrote which classic?

    • A Confederacy Of Dunces

    • Winnie The Pooh

    • Watership Down

    • Winesburg, Ohio

    Correct Answer
    A. A Confederacy Of Dunces
  • 15. 

    What classic novel did Leon Uris write in 1957?

    • Lonesome Dove

    • Exodus

    • A Confederacy Of Dunces

    • Where Angels Fear To Tread

    Correct Answer
    A. Exodus

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