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In the book ‘The Great War and Modern Memory’, what is the second part of the trilogy concerned with?
Irony of war
Irony of war
Casualty of war
Casualty of war
No answers are correct
No answers are correct
Love of war
Love of war
Eric Blair was the real name of which of these writers?
Graham Greene
Graham Greene
Martin Amis
Martin Amis
George Orwell
George Orwell
Kingsley Amis
Kingsley Amis
The novel ‘Gone with the Wind’ was the best-selling US book two years in a row. Which two?
1906 and 1907
1906 and 1907
1926 and 1927
1926 and 1927
1916 and 1917
1916 and 1917
1936 and 1937
1936 and 1937
Albert Camus wrote about who in his 1942 novel?
The Person I Don’t Know
The Person I Don’t Know
The Newbie
The Newbie
The Stringer
The Stringer
The Stranger
The Stranger
Where would you find ‘Long John Silver’?
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
Swallows and Amazons
Swallows and Amazons
Pirates of the Caribbean
Pirates of the Caribbean
Treasure Island
Treasure Island
In the book ‘Scorpions’, where does Jamal hide the gun?
In an abandoned werehouse
In an abandoned werehouse
In a dumpster
In a dumpster
In the river
In the river
In an open car window
In an open car window
Which writer of the past was known as Plum?
Daphne du Maurier
Daphne du Maurier
P.G.Wodehouse
P.G.Wodehouse
Enid Blyton
Enid Blyton
Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie
Who is the wicked pirate in ‘Peter Pan’?
Blackbeard
Blackbeard
Captain Hook
Captain Hook
Captain Kidd
Captain Kidd
Long John Silver
Long John Silver
In the book ‘The Stone Diaries’, what is the name of the writer who takes over Daisy’s column?
Penny Falkenham
Penny Falkenham
Penny Fulham
Penny Fulham
Pinky Fulham
Pinky Fulham
Pinky Falkenham
Pinky Falkenham
Who was the original author of the James Bond novels?
John Buchan
John Buchan
Ian Fleming
Ian Fleming
Len Deighton
Len Deighton
John Le Carre
John Le Carre
In the book ‘A Confederacy of Dunces’, what does Santa say she does every day for her mother?
Prays
Prays
Makes a carrot cake
Makes a carrot cake
Lights candles
Lights candles
Kisses her picture
Kisses her picture
In the book ‘Carver: A Life in Poems’, what did Carver keep on his bedside table?
Dried leaves
Dried leaves
Books
Books
A Bible
A Bible
All of these
All of these
Far From The Madding Crowd’ is a novel by which author?
Thomas Laurel
Thomas Laurel
Tom Hardacre
Tom Hardacre
Tommy Oliver
Tommy Oliver
Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy
Who writes thrillers about the Brighton detective Roy Grace?
Minette Walters
Minette Walters
Peter James
Peter James
Mo Hayder
Mo Hayder
Reginald Hill
Reginald Hill
In the book ‘What Jamie Saw’, why can’t Patty start her car?
She has lost the keys
She has lost the keys
The car is too old
The car is too old
It’s too cold
It’s too cold
It has run out of petrol
It has run out of petrol
In the book ‘What Jamie Saw’, what does Earl tell Jamie at the end of their skating session?
You’ll get better
You’ll get better
You are a future a champion
You are a future a champion
You are a natural
You are a natural
You did great
You did great
As Darkness Falls’ was which authors début novel?
Bronwyn Parry
Bronwyn Parry
Bronwyn Slarry
Bronwyn Slarry
Bronwyn Farry
Bronwyn Farry
Bronywn Scarry
Bronywn Scarry
In the book ‘Driving Miss Daisy’, whose grave does Daisy diligently tend to in the cemetery?
Her husband’s
Her husband’s
Her daughter’s
Her daughter’s
Random people’s
Random people’s
Her mother’s
Her mother’s
In the book by James Hilton, what was the profession of Mr Chips?
Engineer
Engineer
Schoolmaster
Schoolmaster
Teacher
Teacher
Train Driver
Train Driver
Schindler’s List’ was based on a book called what?
Schindler’s Ark
Schindler’s Ark
Schindler’s People
Schindler’s People
Schindler’s Story
Schindler’s Story
Schindler’s Way
Schindler’s Way
Red Alert’ by Peter George is a thriller set during what?
The Warm War
The Warm War
The Dark War
The Dark War
The Cold War
The Cold War
The Hot War
The Hot War
Which western (cowboy) novel was the first to win a Pulitzer Prize?
Western Trail
Western Trail
Wagons West
Wagons West
Lonesome Dove
Lonesome Dove
My Antonia
My Antonia
Which Gothic novelist penned ‘The Mysteries of Udolpho’?
Ann Radcliffe
Ann Radcliffe
Horace Walpole
Horace Walpole
Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley
Bram Stoker
Bram Stoker
In the children’s books by Jeff Kinney, how is Greg Heffley described?
Weary Kid
Weary Kid
Wimpy Kid
Wimpy Kid
Windy Kid
Windy Kid
Whiny Kid
Whiny Kid
In the book ‘Sula’, what happens to Nel’s husband?
He tries to apologize to Nel, but she doesn’t accept it
He tries to apologize to Nel, but she doesn’t accept it
He disappears
He disappears
He is killed
He is killed
He leaves her
He leaves her
In the book ‘The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter’, how does Mr. Singer communicate with Antonapoulos?
They can’t communicate
They can’t communicate
He writes notes
He writes notes
Sign language
Sign language
Photographs
Photographs
You can do better
Not bad
Great!
