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Literary Sequels Trivia Quiz

When a novel is a success, the author often likes to follow it up with 'more of the same'. Can you answer these questions on sequels in 19th and 20th century literature?

A multiple-choice quiz by TabbyTom. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
TabbyTom

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
60,515

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1247

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the title of the first sequel to 'The Three Musketeers', by Alexandre Dumas the elder? Hint

'The Count of Monte Cristo'

'Twenty Years After'

'The Vicomte de Bragelonne'

'The Queen's Necklace'

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Question 2 of 10

2. 'Tom Brown's Schooldays', by Thomas Hughes, is one of the best known British school stories. What is its sequel? Hint

'Tom Brown at Oxford'

'Tom Brown at Cambridge'

'Midshipman Brown'

'Parson Brown'

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Question 3 of 10

3. The sequel to Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' is called 'Through the __________________'. Can you complete the title? Hint

Magic Mirror

Enchanted Forest

Green Door

Looking Glass

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Question 4 of 10

4. Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen first appear in D. H. Lawrence's 'The Rainbow'. In which of his novels is their story continued? Hint

'Lady Chatterley's Lover'

'Women in Love'

'Sons and Lovers'

'The Lost Girl'

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Question 5 of 10

5. The first novel in Evelyn Waugh's 'Sword of Honour' trilogy is 'Men at Arms'. What is the title of the second? Hint

'Officers and Gentlemen'

'Unconditional Surrender'

'Put Out More Flags'

'Decline and Fall'

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Question 6 of 10

6. John Braine's third novel was a sequel to his best-seller 'Room at the Top'. What was its title? Hint

'Back to the Bottom'

'Man at the Top'

'Life at the Top'

'It's Tough at the Top'

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'Difficulties with Girls', by Kingsley Amis, deals with the married life of Patrick and Jenny Standish. It is a sequel to which of his novels? Hint

'Girl, 20'

'Lucky Jim'

'That Uncertain Feeling'

'Take A Girl Like You'

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Question 8 of 10

8. Not all sequels are written by the author of the original work. 'Scarlett' by Alexandra Ripley, published in 1991, is a sequel to which novel published in 1936?

Answer: (Four Words)

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 1993 Susan Hill produced a sequel to Daphne Du Maurier's 'Rebecca'. What was it called? Hint

'Mrs de Winter'

'Manderley Revisited'

'Rebecca's Tale'

'Rebecca's Daughter'

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Question 10 of 10

10. Tom Sharpe's 'Grantchester Grind' is set in a Cambridge college whose Master is a former college servant. To which of his earlier novels is it a sequel? Hint

'The Great Pursuit'

'Blott on the Landscape'

'Porterhouse Blue'

'Wilt'

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the title of the first sequel to 'The Three Musketeers', by Alexandre Dumas the elder?

Answer: 'Twenty Years After'

'The Vicomte de Bragelonne' is the second sequel.

2. 'Tom Brown's Schooldays', by Thomas Hughes, is one of the best known British school stories. What is its sequel?

Answer: 'Tom Brown at Oxford'

3. The sequel to Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' is called 'Through the __________________'. Can you complete the title?

Answer: Looking Glass

4. Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen first appear in D. H. Lawrence's 'The Rainbow'. In which of his novels is their story continued?

Answer: 'Women in Love'

5. The first novel in Evelyn Waugh's 'Sword of Honour' trilogy is 'Men at Arms'. What is the title of the second?

Answer: 'Officers and Gentlemen'

'Unconditional Surrender' is the third novel in the sequence.

6. John Braine's third novel was a sequel to his best-seller 'Room at the Top'. What was its title?

Answer: 'Life at the Top'

'Man at the Top' was a TV series in the early seventies. The other titles are imaginary.

7. 'Difficulties with Girls', by Kingsley Amis, deals with the married life of Patrick and Jenny Standish. It is a sequel to which of his novels?

Answer: 'Take A Girl Like You'

8. Not all sequels are written by the author of the original work. 'Scarlett' by Alexandra Ripley, published in 1991, is a sequel to which novel published in 1936?

Answer: 'Gone with the Wind'

9. In 1993 Susan Hill produced a sequel to Daphne Du Maurier's 'Rebecca'. What was it called?

Answer: 'Mrs de Winter'

'Rebecca's Tale' is a more recent sequel written by Sally Beauman, which has generally received better reviews.

10. Tom Sharpe's 'Grantchester Grind' is set in a Cambridge college whose Master is a former college servant. To which of his earlier novels is it a sequel?

Answer: 'Porterhouse Blue'

Source: Author TabbyTom

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