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1 "Babbitt" by Sinclair Lewis icon
A classic American novel which helped Lewis obtain the first Nobel Prize given to an American author based on Literature in 1930.
Tough 10 qns
111 plays
Feb 07 08
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2 "Dodsworth" by Sinclair Lewis icon
After the central character relinquishes control of his automobile company, he and his wife venture through Europe. Here you are asked about that journey.
Tough 10 qns
63 plays
Oct 25 07
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3 Works of Sinclair Lewis icon
Sinclair Lewis was a giant of American Literature for the first part of the twentieth century, yet few people remember his life or his works. This quiz is designed to capture the flavor of his greatest novels. I hope you enjoy!
Average 10 qns
132 plays
Jun 21 06
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4 "Main Street" by Sinclair Lewis icon
Try and answer these questions about a novel where one character's desire to improve a town's culture may prove to be too much for her and the townspeople.
Average 10 qns
153 plays
Mar 07 05
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5 Babbitt icon
Sinclair Lewis' 1922 novel featuring an archetypical self-satisfied mediocrity and conformist in middle-class America, remains as pointed today as it was 82 years ago. Good luck!
Tough 20 qns
150 plays
May 03 04
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6 Elmer Gantry coolicon
Sinclair Lewis? chilling portrayal of the rise of an utterly unscrupulous and egocentric ?man of God? in early 20th century America exposed the hypocrisy of much of the country?s religious mania.
Average 20 qns
162 plays
Jun 18 04
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Some sample questions from this category:

* Which of these women traps Gantry in a compromising situation and very nearly succeeds in ruining him?
* Gantry sucessfully weathers the scandal and, at the end of the novel, is rapturously greeted by his devoted and forgiving flock. The last paragraph of the novel is a stirring address to his congregation; what minor, but significant, thing happens in the penultimate paragraph?
* Gantry borrows $100 from this character, who was a fellow student with him at the seminary, at the outset of his career as a Methodist preacher. Later in the novel, he turns viciously on him and brings about his downfall. Which of these is it?
* To which prominent American female novelist was "Babbitt" dedicated?
* George F. Babbitt, the title character, is asleep when the novel begins; how does Lewis describe his appearance in slumber?


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