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Quiz about Little Miss Late
Quiz about Little Miss Late

Little Miss Late Trivia Quiz


The ten literary 'Little Misses Late' in this quiz have one thing in common - they have all died at some point in their past. How many of them do you remember?

A multiple-choice quiz by Rowena8482. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Rowena8482
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
346,797
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
256
Question 1 of 10
1. The book "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold tells the story of a young girl who, after she is brutally murdered, watches over her family and friends from Heaven. What is the girl's name? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The character of "Lenore, the Cute Little Dead Girl" began as a comic book series, and was later published in book form. Her name, and various other things in the stories, are taken from the works of which poet? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Ally Kendall was babysitting her nephew when his drunk stepfather turned up and killed her and her sister. Ally didn't die, but instead gained a far superior body, with much enhanced physical abilities. How did her resurrection happen? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Amber Borden died, but her sense of direction was so bad that she "took a wrong turning" and ends up back on earth. Where exactly did she end up? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Samantha Moon is dead, or rather she is undead, after being turned into a vampire against her will. Since she is the single mother of two young children and has bills to pay, she goes out to work to support them. What does she do? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. When Harper Blaine was beaten to death, she came back with heightened psychic and magical abilities. Now a "Greywalker", and suspecting her death was not as random as it seemed, she is trying to work out just why it happened, and what, if anything, she can do about it.
Which of these is NOT one of the books in the "Greywalker" series?
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In "Off Armageddon Reef" (2007), the sorceress Nimue is raised from the dead to overthrow the dictatorial Church of God Awaiting who control every move and thought of the population. She disguises herself as a man, in order to better infiltrate the medieval society in which people now live; what name does she take? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In "Once Dead, Twice Shy", a teenage girl should have died on her way home from her high school Prom, but was returned to life by accident. Nobody but her even notices she is dead, and she makes it her mission to find out what has happened to her, and why. Who is she? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Jane Sagan was made rather than born, using a dead woman's DNA. She was trained as a special forces soldier, then, uniquely, allowed to leave active service and marry her body donor's widower. Her story "in her own words" is told in "The Sagan Diary"; who wrote it? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In the third of Anne McCaffrey's "Crystal Singer" novels, the title character dies after a massive neural overload from the strange "Jewel Junk" on the planet Opal. She then revives with her memory restored and her senses enhanced. Who is the Crystal Singer? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The book "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold tells the story of a young girl who, after she is brutally murdered, watches over her family and friends from Heaven. What is the girl's name?

Answer: Susie Salmon

Although she is in Heaven for almost all of the story, Susie does return briefly to earth when she is able to move into her best friend's body for a short time.
The book was first published in 2002, and was made into a film in 2009. Susie was played by Saoirse Ronan.
2. The character of "Lenore, the Cute Little Dead Girl" began as a comic book series, and was later published in book form. Her name, and various other things in the stories, are taken from the works of which poet?

Answer: Edgar Allan Poe

Poe's poem "Lenore" was originally titled "A Paean", and was written in 1831. It was in 1843 that Poe expanded his work, introduced Lenore, and changed the title.
The comic book character was created by Roman Dirge, and first appeared in 1992, eventually being published as the book "Lenore: Volume I" in 2009.
3. Ally Kendall was babysitting her nephew when his drunk stepfather turned up and killed her and her sister. Ally didn't die, but instead gained a far superior body, with much enhanced physical abilities. How did her resurrection happen?

Answer: A Valkyrie sent her back to care for her nephew

Ally's nephew is a werewolf cub. When his mother tells her boyfriend he is not baby Dylan's father, he goes berserk and kills her, then comes to Ally's home to kill her and Dylan. Ally is sent back to raise and protect Dylan, as his fate and bloodline are important to Eir, an ancient Valkyrie spirit worshipped as a Goddess by generations of Scandinavian and Celtic werewolves.
The story can be read in "Yours, Mine and Howls" (2011) by Kinsey Holley.
4. Amber Borden died, but her sense of direction was so bad that she "took a wrong turning" and ends up back on earth. Where exactly did she end up?

Answer: In the body of the most popular girl in the school

Amber winds up in the body of Jessica Bradley, the most popular girl at Halsey High. For reasons which only become apparent later on, Jessica was trying to kill herself at the exact moment Amber was dying, so her body became "vacant" at just the right moment.
"Dead Girl Walking" (2008) is the first book in the series about Amber, and they are written by Linda Joy Singleton.
5. Samantha Moon is dead, or rather she is undead, after being turned into a vampire against her will. Since she is the single mother of two young children and has bills to pay, she goes out to work to support them. What does she do?

Answer: Private Investigator

At first, Sam's husband tries to be understanding about his wife's "condition" but he walks out on her after declaring that he cannot bear to touch a "dead woman". She had to resign from her previous job as an FBI Agent to help hide her vampirism, but sets herself up as a private investigator.
The first book about Samantha is "Moon Dance", first published in 2009.
Author J.R. Rain also writes the "Jim Knighthorse" series.
6. When Harper Blaine was beaten to death, she came back with heightened psychic and magical abilities. Now a "Greywalker", and suspecting her death was not as random as it seemed, she is trying to work out just why it happened, and what, if anything, she can do about it. Which of these is NOT one of the books in the "Greywalker" series?

Answer: Tempest

The "Greywalker" books are written by Kat Richardson, and the eponymous first one was published in 2006.
In the fifth volume, "Labyrinth", Harper is killed again when she is shot in the back, but resurrects again, thanks to her Greywalker status.
7. In "Off Armageddon Reef" (2007), the sorceress Nimue is raised from the dead to overthrow the dictatorial Church of God Awaiting who control every move and thought of the population. She disguises herself as a man, in order to better infiltrate the medieval society in which people now live; what name does she take?

Answer: Merlin

"Off Armageddon Reef" is the first book in author David Weber's "Safehold Series". He is also known for his "Honor Harrington" series.
8. In "Once Dead, Twice Shy", a teenage girl should have died on her way home from her high school Prom, but was returned to life by accident. Nobody but her even notices she is dead, and she makes it her mission to find out what has happened to her, and why. Who is she?

Answer: Madison Avery

Kim Harrison has written three books about Madison and her adventures after her death. "Once Dead, Twice Shy" (2009), was the first, and was followed by "Early to Death, Early to Rise" (2010), and "Something Deadly This Way Comes" (2011).
9. Jane Sagan was made rather than born, using a dead woman's DNA. She was trained as a special forces soldier, then, uniquely, allowed to leave active service and marry her body donor's widower. Her story "in her own words" is told in "The Sagan Diary"; who wrote it?

Answer: John Scalzi

"The Sagan Diary" was published in 2007, and lets the character of Jane give readers further insights and information about the world in which author John Scalzi's "Old Man's War" (2005) and "The Ghost Brigades" (2006) take place.
10. In the third of Anne McCaffrey's "Crystal Singer" novels, the title character dies after a massive neural overload from the strange "Jewel Junk" on the planet Opal. She then revives with her memory restored and her senses enhanced. Who is the Crystal Singer?

Answer: Killashandra Ree

Crystal Singers are infected with an alien symbiote when they arrive on the planet Ballybran, and once there, can never leave for longer than a few weeks at a time. Over the years they spend singing crystal, they suffer from progressive memory loss. The 'jewel junk' is a unique entity, and seems to be a completely new form of Ballybran crystal. By restoring Killashandra's memory, it lets her take over the Deputy Guild Master's duties and run things while her husband, Guild Master Lars Dahl, is missing. These events happen in the third and last book of the trilogy, "Crystal Line", which was first published in 1992.
Source: Author Rowena8482

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