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Questions and Answers
  • 1. 

    Who wrote the 1976 book "Roots"?

    • A.

      Frank Herbert

    • B.

      Alex Haley

    • C.

      James A. Michener

    • D.

      James Dickey

    Correct Answer
    B. Alex Haley
  • 2. 

    Who wrote the 1988 book "The Satanic Verses"?

    • A.

      J. D. Salinger

    • B.

      Joseph Conrad

    • C.

      Salman Rushdie

    • D.

      L. Frank Baum

    Correct Answer
    C. Salman Rushdie
  • 3. 

    Who wrote the 1902 book "The Hound of the Baskervilles"?

    • A.

      Zora Neale Hurston

    • B.

      Lawrence Durrell

    • C.

      A. Conan Doyle

    • D.

      Joseph Conrad

    Correct Answer
    C. A. Conan Doyle
  • 4. 

    "The Godfather" was written in 1969 by what author?

    • A.

      Dashiell Hammett

    • B.

      James Elroy

    • C.

      Mario Puzo

    • D.

      Mickey Spillane

    Correct Answer
    C. Mario Puzo
  • 5. 

    The 1969 book titled, "The Bluest Eye" was written by?

    • A.

      Toni Morrison

    • B.

      Harper Lee

    • C.

      Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

    • D.

      Ford Maddox Ford

    Correct Answer
    A. Toni Morrison
  • 6. 

    The 1914 book titled, "Tarzan of the Apes", was written by?

    • A.

      Edgar Rice Burroughs

    • B.

      Caleb Carr

    • C.

      Ralph Ellison

    • D.

      F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Correct Answer
    A. Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • 7. 

    The 1986 book titled, "The Prince of Tides" was written by?

    • A.

      Michael Shaara

    • B.

      E. M. Forster

    • C.

      Vladimir Nabokov

    • D.

      Pat Conroy

    Correct Answer
    D. Pat Conroy
  • 8. 

    The 1969 book titled, "The French Lieutenant's Woman" was written by?

    • A.

      Ernest Hemingway

    • B.

      John Fowles

    • C.

      Allen Drury

    • D.

      Robert Graves

    Correct Answer
    B. John Fowles
  • 9. 

    The 1970 book titled, "Are You There God, It's Me Margaret" was written by?

    • A.

      Reynolds Price

    • B.

      James Dickey

    • C.

      W. Somerset Maugham

    • D.

      Judy Blume

    Correct Answer
    D. Judy Blume
  • 10. 

    Who wrote the 1971 book titled "The Winds of War"?

    • A.

      Daphne Du Maurier

    • B.

      Herman Wouk

    • C.

      Richard Adams

    • D.

      Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

    Correct Answer
    B. Herman Wouk
  • 11. 

    In 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote which classic?

    • A.

      The Great Gatsby

    • B.

      A Tree Grows In Brooklyn

    • C.

      Where Angels Fear To Tread

    • D.

      The Wapshot Chronicles

    Correct Answer
    A. The Great Gatsby
  • 12. 

    In 1955, Vladimir Nabokov wrote which classic?

    • A.

      The French Lieutenant's Woman

    • B.

      Babbit

    • C.

      The Alexandria Quartet

    • D.

      Lolita

    Correct Answer
    D. Lolita
  • 13. 

    In 1954, George Orwell wrote which classic?

    • A.

      Animal Farm

    • B.

      A Passage To India

    • C.

      Deliverance

    • D.

      O Pioneers!

    Correct Answer
    A. Animal Farm
  • 14. 

    In 1954, William Golding wrote which classic?

    • A.

      Studs Lonigan: A Trilogy

    • B.

      Lord Of The Flies

    • C.

      Invisible Man

    • D.

      The French Lieutenant's Woman

    Correct Answer
    B. Lord Of The Flies
  • 15. 

    In 1969, Kurt Vonnegut Jr. wrote which classic?

    • A.

      Tarzan Of The Apes

    • B.

      The Grapes Of Wrath

    • C.

      Portnoy's Complaint

    • D.

      Slaughterhouse Five

    Correct Answer
    D. Slaughterhouse Five

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