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If you know their name, you know the title of the book in which they feature.
3 Eponymous Characters quizzes and 35 Eponymous Characters trivia questions.
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  'A' is for Eponym    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
An eponymous character is one whose name appears in the title of a work. Match these eponyms with their creators.
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  The Name Says it All - Literally    
Multiple Choice
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Many great fictional works have been written with the title being the name of the protagonist. When we start to read these novels we know what they are about even before we start! Get ready to identify these titular characters.
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  Title Characters    
Multiple Choice
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These famous fictional characters are also 'title characters', i.e. the title of the book they appear in describes them. The answer to each question is the name of the book.
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Eponymous Characters Trivia Questions
1. Bilbo Baggins is the title character of which novel?

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Answer: The Hobbit

Bilbo Baggins is the title character of 'The Hobbit', by J.R.R.Tolkien. Although he appears in 'The Lord of the Rings', he is not the title character - the lord of the rings is Sauron, who is attempting to conquer Middle-Earth. 'The Silmarillion' is a history of Middle-Earth, and 'The Road Goes Ever On' is a song book.

2. John, Susan, Titty, Roger, Nancy and Peggy are the title characters of which novel?

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Answer: Swallows and Amazons

'Swallows and Amazons' is the first in a series of children's books by the British author Arthur Ransome, written in the 1920s and 30s, and recounting various sailing adventures, mainly in the Lake District and on the Norfolk Broads.

3. Athos, Porthos and Aramis are the title characters of which novel?

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Answer: The Three Musketeers

'The Three Musketeers' was written in the 19th century by French writer Alexandre Dumas. It tells the story of d'Artagnan, who travels to Paris to join the Musketeers of the Guard.

4. Pod, Homily and Arrietty are the title characters of which novel?

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Answer: The Borrowers

'The Borrowers', by Mary Norton, tells the tale of a family of tiny people, who live secretly in a normal size house, 'borrowing' various items from the humans who live there, in order to survive.

5. Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick are the title characters of which novel?

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Answer: Wyrd Sisters

These three witches are the creation of English fantasy writer Terry Pratchett, and are just three of the myriad of fantastical characters who inhabit his imaginary planet, The Discworld. 'Wyrd Sisters' is the sixth in the series, and is loosely based on 'Macbeth'.

6. George Eliot wrote about this man in 1861. The novel's sub-title, a description of this hero, is "The Weaver of Raveloe". Who is this tragic figure who finds love and redemption with his adopted daughter, Eppie?

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Answer: Silas Marner

Silas Marner is a recluse, a pariah and is set apart by the fact that he suffers from catatonic seizures, leaving him unconscious for periods of time. He works hard at his weaving, becoming obsessed with money, a miser who stores his gold under his floorboards. Eventually. through a series of dramatic events, Silas is left to take care of an abandoned child whom he names Eppie. It is his life with her that brings love and redemption to someone whose loneliness and misfortune seemed unending.

7. Harry Potter and Severus Snape are the title characters of which novel?

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Answer: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' is the sixth in the world-famous series by J.K.Rowling. At the end of the book, it is revealed that the previous owner of the potions book, that Harry has been using all year, is none other than his former Potions master, the hated Professor Snape.

8. Lisbeth Salander is the title character of which novel?

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Answer: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo', by Swedish author Stieg Larsson, was published posthumously in 2005, and quickly topped best-seller lists worldwide. The other two novels in the trilogy are 'The Girl Who Played with Fire' and 'The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest'.

9. Hassan is the title character of which novel?

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Answer: The Kite Runner

'The Kite Runner', by Afghan-born novelist Khaled Hosseini, features Amir, a young boy living in Kabul in the 1970s, and his servant Hassan, who has the skill of knowing where a loosened kite will land, hence - a 'kite runner'. The story follows various tragic events in Amir's life as his country is taken over by the Taliban.

10. Francisco Scaramanga is the title character of which novel?

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Answer: The Man with the Golden Gun

James Bond is undoubtedly better known from the films than from the books by Ian Fleming, but 'The Man with the Golden Gun' was one of the original twelve novels, actually published after Fleming's death in 1965. Bond's mission is to find and kill Scaramanga, after his brainwashing by the Russians leads to an attempted assassination of 'M'.

11. King Rudolf of Ruritania is the title character of which novel?

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Answer: The Prisoner of Zenda

Anthony Hope's 1894 thriller tells of English aristocrat Rudolf Rassendyll, who travels to Ruritania only to find he is the double of the new King. Various complications lead to him having to take the King's place after he is kidnapped. After many adventures, and falling in love with the Princess Flavia, the rightful King is returned to his throne, but none of them live happily ever after until the events of the sequel, 'Rupert of Hentzau'.

12. E.B. White published this children's story in 1945. This time I am giving you the title because the hero is not a human being. You need to guess what "Stuart Little" actually was.

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Answer: a mouse

E.B. White is also well-known as the author of "Charlotte's Web", another extremely popular children's book which was published in 1952. However, what is fascinating about "Stuart Little" is that although he is a mouse, he is born to human parents. White's book starts with this alluring opening paragraph: "When Mrs. Frederick C. Little's second son arrived, everybody noticed that he was not much bigger than a mouse. The truth of the matter was, the baby looked very much like a mouse in every way." The book goes on to delight readers, probably of all ages, with the ways in which Stuart learns about loyalty and friendship.

13. This novel is about a young Jewish girl called Marjorie Morgenstern who wants to be an actress. The title of this novel, written in 1955 by Herman Wouk, is the stage name which Marjorie dreams of using to put her name in lights. What is this name?

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Answer: Marjorie Morningstar

If you are not up to reading this novel, there is a film version made in 1958, starring Natalie Wood as Marjorie Morgenstern/Morningstar. The film's ending is different from Wouk's book, so if you would like to make a comparison, then the novel will need to be read. The novel is, in my opinion, more conservative in its suggestion that we follow the conventions of our upbringing. But the film seems to suggest that as we mature, we should take responsibility for our choices and follow them through to their conclusion. I prefer the lessons of the latter over the former.

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