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    Who wrote under the pen name of George Eliot?

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    • Edgar Allan Poe
    • James Percival
    • Mary Ann Evans
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  • 2. 

    What is the syllabic pattern of the haiku?

    • A,A,B,B,A,A,B

    • 5,7,5

    • 4,4,7,7,4

    • 3,5,7

    Correct Answer
    A. 5,7,5
  • 3. 

    Which work by William Faulkner is about the Compson family?

    • The Sound And The Fury

    • Absalom, Absalom!

    • Light In August

    • The Unvanquished

    Correct Answer
    A. The Sound And The Fury
  • 4. 

    Which story is not in James Joyce's "Dubliners"?

    • The Sisters

    • Araby

    • Paper Pills

    • The Dead

    Correct Answer
    A. Paper Pills
  • 5. 

    Which of the following is not a novel by Toni Morrison?

    • Infants Of The Spring

    • Jazz

    • Song Of Solomon

    • Beloved

    Correct Answer
    A. Infants Of The Spring
  • 6. 

    In "Robinson Crusoe", how did Friday come to be Crusoe's servant and companion?

    • Friday Was Already On The Island

    • Robinson Saved Him From Cannibals

    • He Washed Up On The Island

    • He Survived The Shipwreck

    Correct Answer
    A. Robinson Saved Him From Cannibals
  • 7. 

    In Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick", who is the voice of reason?

    • Starbuck

    • Flask

    • Stubb

    • Ahab

    Correct Answer
    A. Starbuck
  • 8. 

    Which Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. book uses the phrase "so it goes" repeatedly after any character's death?

    • Breakfast Of Champions

    • Deadeye Dick

    • Slaughterhouse-Five

    • Cat's Cradle

    Correct Answer
    A. Slaughterhouse-Five
  • 9. 

    In Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women", how does her youngest sister Amy get revenge on Jo?

    • Burns Jo's Hair While She Is Asleep

    • Doesn't Get Revenge

    • Throws Jo's Manuscript In The Fire

    • Throws Pillows At Jo

    Correct Answer
    A. Throws Jo's Manuscript In The Fire
  • 10. 

    Which of the following towns from Stephen King's novel "The Stand" is a real place?

    • Ogunquit, Maine

    • Shoyo, Arkansas

    • Arnette, Texas

    • May, Oklahoma

    Correct Answer
    A. Ogunquit, Maine
  • 11. 

    The slogans "War Is Peace", "Freedom Is Slavery" and "Ignorance Is Strength" are from which novel?

    • Catch-22

    • Nineteen Eighty-Four

    • For Whom The Bell Tolls

    • A Canticle For Leibowitz

    Correct Answer
    A. Nineteen Eighty-Four
  • 12. 

    John Milton's epic poem "Paradise Lost" was continued in what sequel?

    • Paradise Found

    • The Inferno

    • Paradise Regained

    • Before The Fall

    Correct Answer
    A. Paradise Regained
  • 13. 

    Which writer of science fiction is credited with the invention of the telecommunications satellite?

    • Ben Bova

    • Frank Herbert

    • Robert A. Heinlein

    • Arthur C. Clarke

    Correct Answer
    A. Arthur C. Clarke
  • 14. 

    She wrote "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe"?

    • Jupiter Jones?

    • Carson McCullers?

    • Helga Mustovski?

    • Ramona Quinby?

    Correct Answer
    A. Carson McCullers?
  • 15. 

    Who was the author of "Auntie Mame"?

    • Robert Cormier

    • Patrick Dennis

    • Steven King

    • Erica Jong

    Correct Answer
    A. Patrick Dennis

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