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Quiz about Works of Laurie King
Quiz about Works of Laurie King

Works of Laurie King Trivia Quiz


Laurie King has built up a steady following with her intelligent, tightly plotted novels in at least three different series. Test your knowledge of her works.

A multiple-choice quiz by Redlass. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Redlass
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
154,900
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
244
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Question 1 of 10
1. In the debut novel of the Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes series, Mary Russell stumbles across the famed detective who immediately mistakes her for a boy. What is the title of this novel? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In "Monstrous Regiment of Women," where does Mary Russell begin attending school?

Answer: (One word, think Wellington Square)
Question 3 of 10
3. In "Folly," this character is pursued by demons real and imagined. She tries to banish them by building a house on a remote island. Who is she? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In "A Darker Place," Anne Waverley goes undercover for the FBI. She joins a religious community obsessed with transformation and alchemy. What is the name of the community? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Another of King's detective series is set in San Francisco. In which book are several homeless people killed and the prime suspect is an odd minister named Erasmus who speaks only in quotations? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In "O, Jerusalem" we meet Ali and Mahmoud, two Bedouin guides. In what subsequent Mary Russel novel do they resurface? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "Keeping Watch" is a novel King wrote in 2003 (and the first of King's books purchased to be made into a television movie). It centers around Allen Carmichael, a Vietnam veteran, who rescues children from abusive environments. In what other King book did Carmichael first make an appearance?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 8 of 10
8. King's summer of 2004 publication is called "Califa's Daughters" and is set in the near future. She is publishing this book under a different pen name. What is that pen name? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Roz Hall, a character featured in "Night Work" is a feminist lesbian who works with people who worship the violent Hindu goddess Kali. What is her occupation? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Laurie King also wrote an introduction to a 2002 re-release of one of Sherlock Holmes' stories. Which story was it? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In the debut novel of the Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes series, Mary Russell stumbles across the famed detective who immediately mistakes her for a boy. What is the title of this novel?

Answer: Beekeeper's Apprentice

All four of those titles belong to the Russell-Holmes series. "Beekeeper's Apprentice" refers to the occupation Holmes took in his retirement--that of a beekeeper.
2. In "Monstrous Regiment of Women," where does Mary Russell begin attending school?

Answer: Oxford

Mary becomes a scholar, studying religion and theology at Oxford (subjects Holmes has little use for).
3. In "Folly," this character is pursued by demons real and imagined. She tries to banish them by building a house on a remote island. Who is she?

Answer: Rae Newborn

Rae Newborn is a 52-year-old woman who has long suffered from depression and mental breakdowns. She has moved to her uncle's island in an attempt to rebuild his house--a house that was burned down in the 1920s.
4. In "A Darker Place," Anne Waverley goes undercover for the FBI. She joins a religious community obsessed with transformation and alchemy. What is the name of the community?

Answer: Change

Anne Waverly goes deep into the life of Change to determine whether they are a devoted religious community or a threat to the many children in their care.
5. Another of King's detective series is set in San Francisco. In which book are several homeless people killed and the prime suspect is an odd minister named Erasmus who speaks only in quotations?

Answer: To Play the Fool

Laurie King takes us into the little-known Fools Movement that began in the 60s in England.
6. In "O, Jerusalem" we meet Ali and Mahmoud, two Bedouin guides. In what subsequent Mary Russel novel do they resurface?

Answer: Justice Hall

In "Justice Hall," we learn that Ali and Mahmoud are really Englishmen, brought back to England after the unfortunate death of their nephew in World War I.
7. "Keeping Watch" is a novel King wrote in 2003 (and the first of King's books purchased to be made into a television movie). It centers around Allen Carmichael, a Vietnam veteran, who rescues children from abusive environments. In what other King book did Carmichael first make an appearance?

Answer: Folly

Allen Carmichael was the island "ghost" whom Rae eventually meets and falls in love with. She makes token appearances in "Keeping Watch."
8. King's summer of 2004 publication is called "Califa's Daughters" and is set in the near future. She is publishing this book under a different pen name. What is that pen name?

Answer: Leigh Richards

This book will be out in paperback and is King's first non-mystery novel.
9. Roz Hall, a character featured in "Night Work" is a feminist lesbian who works with people who worship the violent Hindu goddess Kali. What is her occupation?

Answer: Christian minister

The Ladies of Perpetual Disgruntlement have been engaging in what starts out as humorous revenge on abusive men. Roz brings Kate into the picture with her insistence that there is something darker going on.
10. Laurie King also wrote an introduction to a 2002 re-release of one of Sherlock Holmes' stories. Which story was it?

Answer: The Hound of the Baskervilles

Laurie King's book "The Moor" was a sequel to Doyle's "Hound of the Baskervilles."
Source: Author Redlass

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