Lawrence Block Novels and Characters

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1. Lawrence Block's best known protagonist is Matthew Scudder. Which of the following is NOT true about this character? He is a computer expert He is an ex-cop He is a recovering alcoholic He doesn't have a PI license

2. What is Scudder's favorite bar? Billy Magee's Danny Boy's Mick's Jimmy Armstrong's

3. Almost as well known as Scudder is Bernie Rhodenbarr. What does Bernie do? Reluctant crime solver Used book seller All of these Burglar

4. The second of ten Bernie Rhodenbarr books was "The Burglar in the Closet." A motion picture loosely based on this novel was called just "Burglar." Who starred as Bernie in this movie? Whoopi Goldberg Chevy Chase Jeff Bridges Burt Reynolds

5. Chip Harrison is Block's most comic character. The first story about him was "No Score." Question: The second book was "Chip Harrison Scores Again." True or false? True False

6. Which Lawrence Block "Matthew Scudder" novel, considered by many to be his best, was made into a motion picture? A Walk Among the Tombstones Eight Million Ways to Die When the Sacred Ginmill Closes A Dance at the Slaughterhouse

7. Evan Tanner is featured in eight Lawrence Block novels. What is his most notable characteristic? He is narcoleptic He has trouble with languages He is an insomniac He never sleeps

8. Another Block character is Keller. What does he do for a living? LA Cop Assassin Chicago Private Investigator New York Attorney

9. In his 2003 novel, "Small Town," Block uses post-911 New York as the setting for a wildly steamy murder mystery. The appearance and disappearance of what small figurine has caused a great deal of confusion among readers of this novel? A Green Chicken A White Elephant A Yellow Lion A Blue Rabbit

10. One of Block's non-fiction books is a guide for authors. What is its title? How to Write a Thriller Take the Money and Run Writing Mysteries and Suspense Telling Lies for Fun and Profit