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1. Steerforth, Betsey Trotwood, Uriah Heep?

Answer: David Copperfield

Written by Charles Dickens. 'David Copperfield' is about a good-hearted boy in Victorian England and the hurdles he must overcome to find happiness.

2. Lenina Crowne, Bernard Marx, John the Savage?

Answer: Brave New World

Written by Aldous Huxley. 'Brave New World' is about a dystopia in the future, when society has been morphed into one giant civilization, and the struggles of its members to fit in.

3. Cunegonde, Dr. Pangloss, James the Antibaptist?

Answer: Candide

Written by Voltaire. 'Candide' is a satire of the hopeless optimism of the 1700's. It follows the hero, Candide, and his traveling companions through a series of outrageous adventures, and attacks the subject of hope.

4. Vronsky, Levin, Stiva?

Answer: Anna Karenina

Written by Leo Tolstoy. 'Anna Karenina' is the tragic tale of a passionate woman living in a loveless marriage, and the drastic steps she takes to fulfill her needs.

5. Humbert Humbert, Dolores Haze, Clare Quilty?

Answer: Lolita

Written by Vladimir Nabokov. 'Lolita' is a journey into the mind of Humbert Humbert, whose passionate and obsessive love for a young girl turns his life upside down.

6. Edward Rochester, St. John Rivers, Mr. Brocklehurst?

Answer: Jane Eyre

Written by Charlotte Bronte. 'Jane Eyre', thought of by many as the first feminist novel, is the story of a governess who, through her own personal strength and faith in herself, triumphs over all of the ills life hands to her.

7. Rudolphe Boulanger, Leon, Monsieur Lhereux?

Answer: Madame Bovary

Written by Gustave Flaubert. 'Madame Bovary' is the story of a beautiful young woman who is living a non-fulfilling life as the wife of a kindly country doctor, and throws herself into countless love affairs to escape her empty existence.

8. Angel Clare, Retty Priddle, Liza-Lu Durbeyfield?

Answer: Tess Of The D'Urbervilles

Written by Thomas Hardy. 'Tess Of The D'Urbervilles' is the story of Tess, a young peasant girl whose filial piety leads her into making one great error of judgment which changes the course of her life.

9. Lord Henry Wotton, Basil Hallward, Sibyl Vane?

Answer: The Picture Of Dorian Gray

Written by Oscar Wilde. 'The Picture Of Dorian Gray' is a story of how vanity and corruption can destroy one's life. Dorian Gray, a handsome young man, allows his inflated ego and the influence of those around him to shape his personality and his life, with tragic consequences.

10. Catherine Earnshaw, Edgar Linton, Nelly Dean?

Answer: Wuthering Heights

Written by Emily Bronte. 'Wuthering Heights' is the tragic love story of Catherine and Heathcliff, soulmates who can never be together.

11. Jane Bennet, Lady Catherine deBourgh, Mr. Wickham?

Answer: Pride And Prejudice

Written by Jane Austen. 'Pride And Prejudice' is the comedic and charming love story of Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth, whose first impressions of each other blind them from realizing their true feelings.

12. Isabel Archer, Gilbert Osmond, Madame Merle?

Answer: The Portrait Of A Lady

Written by Henry James. 'The Portrait Of A Lady' is the story of Isabel and how the poor choices she makes ruin her life.

13. Celie, Shug Avery, Harpo?

Answer: The Color Purple

Written by Alice Walker. 'The Color Purple' is a touching story of Celie, an oppressed black child-wife after the Civil War, and how she learns to respect herself through an unlikely friend.

14. Edna Pontellier, Adele Ratignolle, Adam Lebrun?

Answer: The Awakening

Written by Kate Chopin. 'The Awakening' is about a married woman who finds herself escaping her passionless marriage to rediscover herself.

15. Tita, Pedro, Mama Elena?

Answer: Like Water For Chocolate

Written by Laura Esquivel. 'Like Water For Chocolate' is a unique book, telling the story of the forbidden love of Tita and Pedro, and how they learn to express their emotions through food.

16. Jean Valjean, Cosette, Marius?

Answer: Les Miserables

Written by Victor Hugo. 'Les Miserables' is the story of Jean Valjean, a former convict who attempts to reinvent his life after being released from prison, and finding many new obstacles to overcome on the way.

17. Hank Morgan, Clarence, Alisande?

Answer: A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court

Written by Mark Twain. 'A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court' is a charming tale of a 19th century American who gets transported back to Camelot, the site of the infamous Arthurian legends.

18. Ofglen, Offred, The Commander?

Answer: The Handmaid's Tale

Written by Margaret Atwood. 'The Handmaid's Tale' is another piece of dystopian literature. Taking place after the apocalypse, it explores the possibility of women losing their place in society and merely becoming baby machines.

19. Vladimir, Estragon, Pozzo?

Answer: Waiting For Godot

Written by Samuel Beckett. 'Waiting For Godot' is the simple story of several men waiting for the faceless Godot. It is thought by many to be a commentary of the desolate and empty state of the world after the Second World War.

20. Polonius, Horatio, Laertes?

Answer: Hamlet

Written by William Shakespeare. 'Hamlet', likely Shakespeare's most often analyzed play, is the story of the Danish prince Hamlet and his attempt to exact revenge on the man who killed his father, who happens to be his uncle.

21. Stella Kowalski, Blanche Dubois, Stanley Kowalski?

Answer: A Streetcar Named Desire

Written by Tennessee Williams. 'A Streetcar Named Desire' is the story of the vulnerable Blanche Dubois. It is a story of love, betrayal, and lust, set against the lush background of New Orleans.

22. Algernon Moncrieff, Cecilley Cardew, Jack Worthing?

Answer: The Importance Of Being Earnest

Written by Oscar Wilde. 'The Importance Of Being Earnest' is a lovely comedy about mistaken identity and marital confusion.

23. Professor Henry Higgins, Eliza Doolittle, Colonel Pickering?

Answer: Pygmalion

Written by George Bernard Shaw. 'Pygmalion' is the story of a snooty linguistics professor who bets that he can transform a lowly and uneducated flower girl into a lady. Remade into 'My Fair Lady'.

24. Brack, Lovborg, Thea

Answer: Hedda Gabler

Written by Henrik Ibsen. 'Hedda Gabler'is the story of a manipulative and diabolical woman and her desire for her idea of beauty, resulting in tragic consequences.

25. Felix Unger, Oscar Madison, Gwendolyn Pigeon?

Answer: The Odd Couple

Written by Neil Simon. 'The Odd Couple' is the hilarious story of Oscar Madison and Felix Unger, a repulsive slob and a compulsive neatnik, respectively, who move in together.

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Main Characters of Famous Literature Quiz

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