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1. In a 1981 novel by Stephen King, a well behaved Saint Bernard dog was bitten by a rabid bat. The dog became stricken by rabies, went into madness and terrorized the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine. In the end, the dog was killed by several blows coming from a baseball bat. What was the name of this novel that just got spoiled?
2. In a 1945 novel by George Orwell, a horse named Boxer was hard worker and very loyal to the farm that he called home. Boxer was injured defending his farm from a neighbor who was destroying a windmill located on the farm. A deceitful pig on the farm noticed Boxer's injury and sent the horse to slaughter to be killed. What was the name of this novel that just got spoiled?
3. In a 1937 novel by John Steinbeck, a physically strong simpleton named Lennie Small was a migrant worker who dreamed of "living off the fatta' the lan'". One night while working on a ranch, Lennie accidentally killed a puppy and the ranch owner's wife. Lennie's partner, George, decided to protect Lennie from an angry lynch mob led by the ranch owner. Thus George killed Lennie by shooting him in the back of his head before the lynch mob arrived. What was the name of this novel that just got spoiled?
4. In a 1967 novel by S. E. Hinton, a murderer named Johnny Cade was injured saving young children from a burning church. Johnny's friends won a rumble in his honor the evening Johnny died from his fatal injuries. What was the name of this novel that just got spoiled?
5. In a 1888 story by Rudyard Kipling, an adventurer named Daniel Dravot traveled to Kafiristan to use his talents and skills to scam his way into becoming royalty. The native Kafirs were convinced that Dravot was a deity until he was seen bleeding like a human. Still wearing his crown, Dravot was murdered by the Kafirs. What was the name of this story that just got spoiled?
6. In a 1960 novel by Harper Lee, a black man named Tom Robinson was wrongfully convicted of raping a white woman in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama. Tom Robinson was shot and killed while trying to escape from prison. What was the name of this novel that just got spoiled?
7. In a 1851 book written by Herman Melville, Ahab, the Captain of a whaling ship called the Pequod, hunted the whale who bit off his leg. While shooting a harpoon at the whale, Captain Ahab became tangled in the harpoon rope and was dragged into the sea to his death by the whale. What was the name of this novel that just got spoiled?
8. In a 1826 novel by James Fenimore Cooper, a character named Uncas was the only son of the final chief of a Native American tribe. Uncas was killed in a battle with another Native American tribe thus ending the lineage of his own tribe. What was the name of this novel that just got spoiled?
9. In a 1897 novel by Bram Stoker, a nobleman wanted to move from his castle in Transylvania to England. A businessman discovered that this nobleman was really a vampire. The businessman rounded up a group of experts and they tracked down and killed the nobleman by stabbing him in the heart with a Bowie knife. What was the name of this novel that just got spoiled?
10. In a 1996 Stephen King novel, John Coffey was on death row for a rape and murder conviction even though he was innocent of the crime. Even though the guards believed in his innocence, Coffey chose to be executed using the electric chair so he could escape the cruelty of the world. What was the name of this novel that just got spoiled?
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