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1. A map by E. H. Shepard shows the following places, among others. Can you identify the area covered by the map and the author who imagined it? The places include: A Nice Place for Picnics, The Six Pine Trees, Where the Woozle Wasn't, A Floody Place, The Bee Tree, An Area with Big Stones and Rocks, and An Area for Rabbit's Friends-and-Relations.
2. The largest island of this small archipelago contains the Picanniny Village and the Wild Woods, while smaller islands include Mermaids' Rock and Crocodile Island. Name the archipelago and its creator.
3. Located below the Earth's surface, this island continent's coastal areas include Korsar, Amoz, Xexotland, and Thuria, while a large area encompassing an inland sea and The Great Peak is called the Land of Awful Shadow. What is this island continent?
4. This floating or flying island is circular, with an area of ten thousand acres. It rules and floats above the kingdom of Balnibarbi, and its movements are restricted within that kingdom's boundaries. Select its name and creator from the list below.
5. Next we come to a place that was first written about anonymously in 1872. Supposedly located as a peninsula off either Australia or New Zealand, the novel was a satire criticizing Victorian society. In 1901 a "Revisited" edition was published and we learned the author's name. Who is he and what is this land "Over the Range"?
6. Of course there are the obvious locales, but where would you find such interestingly-named cities and states as Klatch, Quirm, Überwald, Ephebe, Sto Helit, Lancre, Stort, and Leshp, as well as the Counter Continent and the Unnamed Continent?
7. An imposing edifice of this continent is The Wall, north of which lie the Lands of Always Winter. South of it are the Seven Kingdoms, the Iron Islands, the Riverlands, and the Vale of Arryn. Where does the reader find this geography?
8. Once known as Abraxa, this crescent-shaped island had 54 cities, all virtually alike, although Amaurot was the political center because it was most accessible to all the other cities. Originally a peninsula, an early ruler had a 15-mile channel dug to create an island. What island is it?
9. The Capitol is the largest city and ruling power of a nation that was created following the Dark Days, ruling the twelve districts that survived the rebellion. A thirteenth district once existed, but was obliterated by the Capitol. Identify this nation with its harsh rule of law.
10. Let us end with the continent that encompasses the realms of Gondor, Rohan, Mordor, and Lothlórien. Other notable sites include Isengard, the Mirkwood, and Rivendell. What is the Elvish name for this continent, and to whom do we owe our knowledge of it?
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