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General Literature Quiz

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Whose autobiography was The long walk to Freedom?

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Who is the female protagonist in The Hunger Games?

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Which book begins with the sentence “Marley was dead, to begin with”?

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Who penned the 2018 autobiography "Becoming"?

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Dodie Smith wrote what book (later filmed by Disney)?

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Holden Caulfield is the main character in which book?

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Who wrote Lolita?

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Which famous novel features the court case "Jarndyce vs Jarndyce"?

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Which author published 59 new books in 1955?

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Which famous fictional detective lives at 221B Baker Street?

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When was the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee published?

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Which sci-fi writer is best known for novels like "Neuromancer" and "Count Zero" that largely contributed to the cyberpunk genre?

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Which actor wrote the book The Outlaw Trail?

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In the Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, who is Hyde?

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Who wrote: "To be or not to be. That is the question"?

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Who wrote 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'?

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In Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451, what are they burning?

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Which fictional detective said the following quote: 'Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.'

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Who wrote the novel Slaughterhouse-Five?

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In which book might you find Bigwig, Hazel and Fiver?

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Who wrote Gone with the Wind?

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Eric Arthur Blaire was the real name of which author?

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Who wrote the chilling detective novel "The Hound of the Baskervilles"?

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Who authored the dystopian novel "1984"?

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What book starts with the words - "Call me Ishmael"?

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