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Quiz about Characters in Literature
Quiz about Characters in Literature

Characters in Literature Multiple Choice Quiz | 10 Questions


Can you identify the novel by the characters described within?

A multiple-choice quiz by rj211. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
rj211
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
40,410
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
8349
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (10/10), Rudd13 (9/10), Guest 50 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What novel is about the Joad family? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which novel includes the following characters: Sethe, Paul Dee, and Denver? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which of the following novels has the characters Ralph, Jack, Simon, and Piggy? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which of the following novels includes the characters Addie, Anse, Cash, Darl, and Dewey Dell Bundren? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What novel follows Nick Carraway, Daisy and Jay? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What novel features Marlow and Kurtz? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What novel follows the adventures of Scout and Jem, and their involvement with Boo Radley and their father Atticus? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What novel follows Hawkeye and Magua? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What novella, told from the point of view of a pilot, features a rose, a fox, a snake, a businessman, a king, a geographer, and a drunk? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What novel, centering on the story of Perry Edward Smith and Richard Eugene Hickock, also describes the lives and deaths of the Clutter family? Hint



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Mar 26 2024 : Guest 174: 10/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What novel is about the Joad family?

Answer: The Grapes of Wrath

'The Grapes Of Wrath' is John Steinbeck's moving epic story about the Joad family's trek westward from Oklahoma to California during the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression.
2. Which novel includes the following characters: Sethe, Paul Dee, and Denver?

Answer: Beloved

These are the main characters in Toni Morrison's 'Beloved', an incredibly crafted novel about the haunting repercussions of slavery in the lives of a family.
3. Which of the following novels has the characters Ralph, Jack, Simon, and Piggy?

Answer: Lord of the Flies

William Golding's short novel about boys stranded on an island reverting to more primitive or intrinsic behavior serves equally as entertainment and social commentary.
4. Which of the following novels includes the characters Addie, Anse, Cash, Darl, and Dewey Dell Bundren?

Answer: As I Lay Dying

This complex novel by William Faulkner chronicles one family's attempt to bury its matriarch, each chapter being told in first-person by a different character.
5. What novel follows Nick Carraway, Daisy and Jay?

Answer: The Great Gatsby

This seemingly simply written novel is told from Nick's perspective and chronicles his experiences one summer in the world of rich Long Islanders.
6. What novel features Marlow and Kurtz?

Answer: Heart of Darkness

Joseph Conrad's novel follows Marlow's descent into the Congo jungle and his interactions with the illustrious Kurtz.
7. What novel follows the adventures of Scout and Jem, and their involvement with Boo Radley and their father Atticus?

Answer: To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee's novel takes on bigotry and racism, as well as bias against outsiders, in the South.
8. What novel follows Hawkeye and Magua?

Answer: The Last of the Mohicans

Set during the French and Indian war, James Fenimore Cooper's novel is both an adventure and a romance.
9. What novella, told from the point of view of a pilot, features a rose, a fox, a snake, a businessman, a king, a geographer, and a drunk?

Answer: The Little Prince

Antoine De Saint-Exupery's children's story is also a masterful work of philosophical and social relevance.
10. What novel, centering on the story of Perry Edward Smith and Richard Eugene Hickock, also describes the lives and deaths of the Clutter family?

Answer: In Cold Blood

This was Truman Capote's pioneering true-crime novel, which led to a whole new genre of literature.
Source: Author rj211

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