23rd-Century Literature

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1. One legged sea captain is sent for compulsory animal welfare re-education after trying to kill endangered species. Cabin boy gives sensational evidence. Which classic may turn into this? Ice Station Zebra In The Heart of the Sea Jaws Moby Dick

2. Scientist who created artificial man from spare parts and electricity is given Nobel Prize. He then creates a female by the same methods and their progeny go on to take over the world. Which classic horror novel could turn out this way? Dracula The Plague Nostromo Frankenstein

3. Room 101 is what everyone aspires to enter, and 'Big Brother' is the most revered person on the planet. Which book has turned from futuristic horror to an account of daily living? Brave New World Heart of Darkness The Shape of Things To Come 1984

4. When the banks and corporations collapse economic migrants attempt to flee to the country and a better way of life. At every turn they are reviled and moved on. Which great American novel could turn into this? The Grapes of Wrath East of Eden Of Mice and Men Travels with Charlie

5. Marooned on a planet at the far end of the universe when their space ship malfunctions, a group of schoolboys work together to ensure their survival. Can you name the original book? Swiss Family Robinson Robinson Crusoe Lord of the Flies Castaway

6. A mother is desperate for her daughters not to get married. She fears that entering into such an old fashioned arrangement will blight their chances in life. Which book plot is reversed to this? Pride and Prejudice Cider with Rosie Vanity Fair Pickwick Papers

7. A boy sets sail on an inter-galactic voyage to find hidden treasure on another planet. Not all the crew can be trusted, especially not the cook with the robotic macaw on his shoulder. Which book is up-dated here? Rob Roy Kidnapped Treasure Island Deception Point

8. Crusading lawyer defends alien immigrant against charges of unlawful intercourse with a human. The punishment for this is death. The tale is narrated by the lawyer's child. Which book, the only one the author ever wrote, is this? To Kill a Mockingbird Runaway Jury A Tree Grows in Brooklyn The Pelican Brief

9. A young girl playing on her computer brings to life a virtual fantasy world when she conjures up a cyber white rabbit who persuades her to follow him. This is which book up-dated to the 23rd century? Winnie the Pooh Alice's Adventures in Wonderland The Wind in the Willows Watership Down

10. Instead of travelling forward in time in his machine, our traveller goes back to the 20th century. Here he is horrified by the amount of war, poverty, and injustice that he finds. Which early science fiction novel is this a reversal of? Gulliver's Travels Magician The Alchemist The Time Machine