LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 26 MULTIPLE CHOICE

[magpie in the 80's]

"I'll name a few literary characters, and you pick the author who created them."


1. Adam Trask, Kino, Mack, Tom Joad, and Rosasharn.
A William Carlos Williams B Sinclair Lewis C John Steinbeck D John Dos Passos
C) John Steinbeck
2. Rachael Robinson, Sheila Tubman, Margaret Simon, and Fudge.
A Dorothy L Sayers B Judy Blume C Harper Lee D Susan Isaacs
B) Judy Blume
3. Ashenden, Philip Carey, Mildred Rogers, and Larry Darrell.
A Somerset Maugham B Carol Shields C Evelyn Waugh D John Cheever
A) Somerset Maugham
4. Jacqueline Kirby, Vicky Bliss, Amelia Peabody, and Ramses.
A William Peter Blatty B Agatha Christie C Elizabeth Peters D Mark Twain
C) Elizabeth Peters
5. Carmen Sternwood, Moose Malloy, Joe Brody, and Philip Marlowe.
A Ross Thomas B Lillian Hellman C Dashiel Hammett D Raymond Chandler
D) Raymond Chandler
6. Bob Dollar, Quoyle, Aunt Agnis, and an accordion.
A Dorothy Parker B Margaret Mitchell C Annie Proulx D Ngaio Marsh
C) Annie Proulx
7. Mulvaney, Mahbub Ali, Disko Troop, Stalky, Kimball O'Hara, and Baloo.
A Anthony Hope B Edgar Rice Burroughs C Rudyard Kipling D H. Rider Haggard
C) Rudyard Kipling
8. Sgt. Milton Warden, Robert E. Lee Prewitt, Angelo Maggio, and Big Un.
A Norman Mailer B Philip Roth C Upton Sinclair D James Jones
D James Jones
9. Aunt Gin, Robert Dietz, Kinsey Millhone, Henry Pitts, and Rosie the tavern owner.
A Sue Grafton B Mary Higgins Clark C Diane Mott Davisson D Linda Howard
A Sue Grafton
10. Liz Headleand, Alix Bowen, Esther Breuer, Alison Murray, and Rosamund Stacey.
A Guy de Maupassant B Margaret Drabble C Kurt Vonnegut D Tom Clancy
B Margaret Drabble
11. John Watson, Professor Moriarty, Professor Challenger, and Sir Henry Baskerville.
A Arthur Conan Doyle B Bram Stoker C Oscar Wilde D P.G. Wodehouse
A) Arthur Conan Doyle
12. Lazarus Long, Valentine Michael Smith, Podkayne, and Andy Libby.
A Robert A. Heinlein B Danielle Steele C Steven King D Arthur C. Clark
A) Robert A. Heinlein
13. Thomas Fowler, Alden Pyle, Major Scobie, Wormold the vacuum cleaner salesman, and a whiskey priest.
A Graham Greene B E. M. Forster C T. S. Eliot D Gerald Durrell
A Graham Greene
14. Aunt March, Laurie, Professor Bhaer, Demi and Daisy.
A Emily Murphy B Harriet Beecher Stowe C Louisa May Alcott D Margaret Sanger
C) Louisa May Alcott
15. Bernie Rhodenbarr, Matthew Scudder, Evan Michael Tanner, and Martin Ehrengraf.
A C. S. Lewis B Laurence Block C J. M. Barrie D L. Ron Hubbard
B Laurence Block
16. Chet Morton, Iola Morton, Callie Shaw, Fenton Hardy, and Aunt Gertrude.
A Robert Baden-Powell B Roberton Davies C Franklin W. Dixon D G. A. Henty
C Franklin W. Dixon
17. Robert Jordan, Frederic Henry, Catherine Barkley, Jake Barnes, and Nick Adams.
A F. Scott Fitzgerald B Ernest Hemingway C William Faulkner D Willa Cather
B Ernest Hemingway
18. Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Dirk Gently and the Vogons.
A Douglas Adams B Max Brand C Ian Fleming D John Updike
A) Douglas Adams
19. Wackford Squeers, Mr Pecksniff, Mrs Gamp, Joe Gargery, and Mrs Jellyby.
A Charles Dickens B Sir Walter Scott C W. M. Thackeray D R. F. Delderfield
A) Charles Dickens
20. Jerle Shannara, Ben Holiday, Questor Thews, and Wil Ohmsford.
A A. E. van Vogt B Terry Pritchard C Terry Brooks D Jim Davis
B Terry Pritchard
21. Sam Cayhall, Rudy Baylor, Mitch McDeere, Darby Shaw, and Reggie Love.
A John Grisham B Nancy Taylor Rosenburg C Laurence Sanders D Sandra Brown
A) John Grisham
22. Susan Silverman, Hawk, Jesse Stone, Spenser, and Sunny Randall.
A Dennis Lehane B Linda Barnes C Jeremiah Healy D Robert B. Parker
D Robert B. Parker
23. Peter Brownrigg, Kit KIrkstone, Elfwyn, Sue and Bill Melbury, and Mark Apperley.
A Geoffrey Trease B Enid Blyton C Henry Treece D Frances Hodgson Burnett
A Geoffrey Trease
24. Travis McGee, Meyer, Chookie McCall, and the Alabama Tiger.
A Dom Delillo B John D. MacDonald C Tom Robbins D Ken Kesey
B John D. MacDonald
25. Dorothy Hare, Winston Smith, Mr Jones, Napoleon, and Snowball.
A Anthony Powell B Aldous Huxley C George Orwell D H. G. Wells
C) George Orwell

[godoubleblues]

Q1 - C
Q18 - A

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1 - C
Q18 - A

CORRECT GDB

[Interceptor]

12. A

[magpie in the 80's]

12. A

CORRECT INTER

[Hazbeen]

7. C
11. A
21. A
25. C

[magpie in the 80's]

7. C
11. A
21. A
25. C

all correct HB

[magpie in the 80's]

LAST DAYS FOR THIS QUIZ

[JAS]

Q5 D Raymond Chandler
Q14 C Louisa May Alcott
Q19 A Charles Dickens

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q5 D Raymond Chandler
Q14 C Louisa May Alcott
Q19 A Charles Dickens

Regards
JAS

CORRECT JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

"I'll name a few literary characters, and you pick the author who created them."


1. Adam Trask, Kino, Mack, Tom Joad, and Rosasharn.
A William Carlos Williams B Sinclair Lewis C John Steinbeck D John Dos Passos
C) John Steinbeck
2. Rachael Robinson, Sheila Tubman, Margaret Simon, and Fudge.
A Dorothy L Sayers B Judy Blume C Harper Lee D Susan Isaacs
B) Judy Blume
3. Ashenden, Philip Carey, Mildred Rogers, and Larry Darrell.
A Somerset Maugham B Carol Shields C Evelyn Waugh D John Cheever
A) Somerset Maugham
4. Jacqueline Kirby, Vicky Bliss, Amelia Peabody, and Ramses.
A William Peter Blatty B Agatha Christie C Elizabeth Peters D Mark Twain
C) Elizabeth Peters
5. Carmen Sternwood, Moose Malloy, Joe Brody, and Philip Marlowe.
A Ross Thomas B Lillian Hellman C Dashiel Hammett D Raymond Chandler
D) Raymond Chandler
6. Bob Dollar, Quoyle, Aunt Agnis, and an accordion.
A Dorothy Parker B Margaret Mitchell C Annie Proulx D Ngaio Marsh
C) Annie Proulx
7. Mulvaney, Mahbub Ali, Disko Troop, Stalky, Kimball O'Hara, and Baloo.
A Anthony Hope B Edgar Rice Burroughs C Rudyard Kipling D H. Rider Haggard
C) Rudyard Kipling
8. Sgt. Milton Warden, Robert E. Lee Prewitt, Angelo Maggio, and Big Un.
A Norman Mailer B Philip Roth C Upton Sinclair D James Jones
D James Jones
9. Aunt Gin, Robert Dietz, Kinsey Millhone, Henry Pitts, and Rosie the tavern owner.
A Sue Grafton B Mary Higgins Clark C Diane Mott Davisson D Linda Howard
A Sue Grafton
10. Liz Headleand, Alix Bowen, Esther Breuer, Alison Murray, and Rosamund Stacey.
A Guy de Maupassant B Margaret Drabble C Kurt Vonnegut D Tom Clancy
B Margaret Drabble
11. John Watson, Professor Moriarty, Professor Challenger, and Sir Henry Baskerville.
A Arthur Conan Doyle B Bram Stoker C Oscar Wilde D P.G. Wodehouse
A) Arthur Conan Doyle
12. Lazarus Long, Valentine Michael Smith, Podkayne, and Andy Libby.
A Robert A. Heinlein B Danielle Steele C Steven King D Arthur C. Clark
A) Robert A. Heinlein
13. Thomas Fowler, Alden Pyle, Major Scobie, Wormold the vacuum cleaner salesman, and a whiskey priest.
A Graham Greene B E. M. Forster C T. S. Eliot D Gerald Durrell
A Graham Greene
14. Aunt March, Laurie, Professor Bhaer, Demi and Daisy.
A Emily Murphy B Harriet Beecher Stowe C Louisa May Alcott D Margaret Sanger
C) Louisa May Alcott
15. Bernie Rhodenbarr, Matthew Scudder, Evan Michael Tanner, and Martin Ehrengraf.
A C. S. Lewis B Laurence Block C J. M. Barrie D L. Ron Hubbard
B Laurence Block
16. Chet Morton, Iola Morton, Callie Shaw, Fenton Hardy, and Aunt Gertrude.
A Robert Baden-Powell B Roberton Davies C Franklin W. Dixon D G. A. Henty
C Franklin W. Dixon
17. Robert Jordan, Frederic Henry, Catherine Barkley, Jake Barnes, and Nick Adams.
A F. Scott Fitzgerald B Ernest Hemingway C William Faulkner D Willa Cather
B Ernest Hemingway
18. Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Dirk Gently and the Vogons.
A Douglas Adams B Max Brand C Ian Fleming D John Updike
A) Douglas Adams
19. Wackford Squeers, Mr Pecksniff, Mrs Gamp, Joe Gargery, and Mrs Jellyby.
A Charles Dickens B Sir Walter Scott C W. M. Thackeray D R. F. Delderfield
A) Charles Dickens
20. Jerle Shannara, Ben Holiday, Questor Thews, and Wil Ohmsford.
A A. E. van Vogt B Terry Pritchard C Terry Brooks D Jim Davis
B Terry Pritchard
21. Sam Cayhall, Rudy Baylor, Mitch McDeere, Darby Shaw, and Reggie Love.
A John Grisham B Nancy Taylor Rosenburg C Laurence Sanders D Sandra Brown
A) John Grisham
22. Susan Silverman, Hawk, Jesse Stone, Spenser, and Sunny Randall.
A Dennis Lehane B Linda Barnes C Jeremiah Healy D Robert B. Parker
D Robert B. Parker
23. Peter Brownrigg, Kit KIrkstone, Elfwyn, Sue and Bill Melbury, and Mark Apperley.
A Geoffrey Trease B Enid Blyton C Henry Treece D Frances Hodgson Burnett
A Geoffrey Trease
24. Travis McGee, Meyer, Chookie McCall, and the Alabama Tiger.
A Dom Delillo B John D. MacDonald C Tom Robbins D Ken Kesey
B John D. MacDonald
25. Dorothy Hare, Winston Smith, Mr Jones, Napoleon, and Snowball.
A Anthony Powell B Aldous Huxley C George Orwell D H. G. Wells
C) George Orwell

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

END OF QUIZ