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 doesn't have a PI license He is a recovering alcoholic He is a computer expert He is an ex-cop

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? Used book seller All of these Burglar Reluctant crime solver

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? Jeff Bridges Burt Reynolds Chevy Chase Whoopi Goldberg

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 Dance at the Slaughterhouse A Walk Among the Tombstones Eight Million Ways to Die When the Sacred Ginmill Closes

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

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

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