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Works of Jeffrey Archer

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Introduction:
"A quiz about the books of Jeffrey Archer ? the master storyteller. Warning - contains spoilers!"


1. When Archer first wrote the book ?Shall We Tell the President??, who was originally featured as the President of the USA?
    Jimmy Carter
    John F Kennedy
    Edward Kennedy
    Ronald Reagan


2. Which Archer story is about the attempts of a US President to remove the CIA chief who is carrying out operations behind his back?
    Shall We Tell the President
    The Eleventh Commandment
    A Matter of Honour
    None of these


3. Which Archer story is about a plot by Saddam Hussein to humiliate the Americans?
    A Matter of Honour
    Cat O Nine Tales
    The Eleventh Commandment
    Honour Among Thieves


4. Which Archer story features a Soviet plot to make Alaska a part of the Soviet Union?
    Honour Among Thieves
    A Matter of Honour
    First Among Equals
    The Fourth Estate


5. Which Archer story is about an honest trader who starts from humble origins and ends up becoming the owner of a great departmental store?
    Sons of Fortune
    Cat o' Nine Tales
    As the Crow Flies
    Kane and Abel


6. Which Archer book is about four men and their ambition to become the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
    Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
    As the Crow Flies
    First Among Equals
    Sons of Fortune


7. Which Archer book is about the US Presidential elections and ends with the central character becoming the President?
    Shall We Tell the President
    The Prodigal Daughter
    First Among Equals
    Kane And Abel


8. Which Archer novel starts on 9/11 and features Van Gogh?s last painting?
    Twelve Red Herrings
    False Impression
    Kane and Abel
    To Cut a Long Story Short


9. Which Archer novel is the story of revenge when four men plot to recover the money which they lost to a master con man?
    False Impression
    None of these
    Honour Among Thieves
    Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less


10. 'The Prison Diary' is a non-fiction work containing a series of Archer's daily records when he spent time in prison. On what charge was Archer sent to prison?
    Plagiarism
    Perjury
    Embezzlement
    Forgery


11. Which Archer book is about two media barons and their battle to control the biggest newspaper empire in the world?
    Cat o' Nine Tales
    Twelve Red Herrings
    To Cut a Long Story Short
    The Fourth Estate


12. Which Archer novel is about two siblings separated at birth and ends dramatically with one of them defending the other in a murder trial?
    First among Equals
    Prodigal Daughter
    Sons of Fortune
    A Matter of Honour


13. Which of these short stories written by Archer in the collection ?Cat o' Nine Tales?, is about how a Bombay con artist ends up in the morgue?
    Maestro
    The Red King
    The Commissioner
    The Alibi


14. Which of these short stories written by Archer in the collection ?Cat o' Nine Tales?, is about how a convict murders his rival while in prison?
    Maestro
    The Red King
    The Alibi
    The Commissioner


15. Which of these short stories written by Archer in the collection ?Cat o' Nine Tales?, is about an Italian restaurateur who ends up in jail after trouble with the tax authorities?
    The Commissioner
    The Red King
    The Maestro
    The Alibi


16. Which of the following is a part of the ?Prison Diary? series?
    North Sea Camp ? Heaven
    Belmarsh ? Hell
    All of these
    Wayland ? Purgatory


17. Which of the following stories featured in the short story collection ?To Cut a Long Story Short?, is based on an Arabic tale and is also a part of a Somerset Maugham story?
    The Expert Witness
    Death Speaks
    Crime Pays
    Love at First Sight


18. Which of the following stories featured in the short story collection ?To Cut a Long Story Short?, is NOT based on a true incident?
    Crime Pays
    The Letter
    Love at First Sight
    The Reclining Woman


19. Which of the following stories featured in the short story collection ?To Cut a Long Story Short?, is mentioned on the back cover as ?probably the best piece Archer has written and will haunt you for the rest of your life??
    Both Sides Against the Middle
    Other Blighters' Efforts
    The Grass is Always Greener
    Too Many Coincidences


20. Which of the following books written by Archer is NOT a collection of short stories?
    A Quiver full of Arrows
    Sons of Fortune
    A Twist in the Tale
    Twelve Red Herrings


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