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Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow! Quiz

Can you identify these works or their authors? All works have a word synonymous with leave taking in their titles. This quiz is about literary works, the titles of which contain a reference to parting or saying goodbye.

A multiple-choice quiz by balaton. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
balaton

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
365,567

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
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One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What novella, by James Hilton, is about the everyday - and sometimes poignant - life of a dedicated teacher in a boys' boarding school? Hint

Goodbye Mr Fry

Goodbye Mr Quelch

Goodbye Mr Carpenter

Goodbye Mr Chips

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Question 2 of 10

2. In which Raymond Chandler book is detective Philip Marlowe himself arrested on suspicion of murder? Hint

Goodbye for now

The Long Goodbye

So Long

See you Later

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Question 3 of 10

3. Another Chandler work - in what book does the villain Moose Molloy murder a nightclub owner only to be finally shot dead by a woman? Hint

Curtains

Goodbye Sweetheart

Farewell My Lovely

Au Revoir Mam'selle

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Question 4 of 10

4. Whose autobiography was published under the title of "Goodbye to All That" ? Hint

Robert Graves

Margaret Thatcher

David Niven

Cherie Blair

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Adieu" is a short novel by Honore de Balzac which deals with scenes of military life during the French/Russian campaign of the early nineteenth century. Of what nationality was Balzac? Hint

Russian

German

French

Swiss

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Question 6 of 10

6. What book, written by Ernest Hemingway, is about an ill-fated love affair, set during the Italian campaign of World War I? Hint

Goodnight Sweetheart

A Farewell to Arms

Bonjour Tristesse

Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye

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Question 7 of 10

7. Philip Roth's first book - consisting of the novella that gives the book its title and five short stories - won the National book award in 1960. What is its title? (Think 1492!) Hint

Cheerio, Boys!

Goodbye, Columbus

Goodbye, Alexander

Goodbye, Magellan

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Until I say Goodbye" is a woman's story of her final days of suffering with lateral sclerosis. Who is the Palm Beach Post journalist who wrote it? Hint

Susan Wendel-Holmes

Susan Spencer-Wendel

Susan Spencer Churchill

Lady Diana Spencer

9. "Cheerio and Best Wishes" (its abbreviated title), by Ralph and Donald Schneck, is the true story of an American boy who became a flyer in World War II. The book reflects the experience of thousands of American flyers. In what form is the book written? Hint

Letters

Narrative

Diary

Autobiography

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Question 10 of 10

10. Max Allan Collins wrote a best seller about a plot to kill American screen idol Marilyn Monroe. What was its title? Hint

Murdering Marilyn

Farewell My Lovely

Bye Bye Baby

The Bombshell Exploded

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What novella, by James Hilton, is about the everyday - and sometimes poignant - life of a dedicated teacher in a boys' boarding school?

Answer: Goodbye Mr Chips

James Hilton was the author of several novels, in many of which he criticized the flaws of The English society of his day. Probably the best known are "Lost Horizons", "Random Harvest" and "Goodbye Mr Chips."

The setting for this last was probably based on the Leys School in Cambridge, Hilton's own Alma Mater. It depicts the social changes that take place between 1870 - the end of the Franco-Prussian War - and 1933 - the beginning of Hitler's rise to power. It shows a nostalgia for the Victorian social order.

2. In which Raymond Chandler book is detective Philip Marlowe himself arrested on suspicion of murder?

Answer: The Long Goodbye

"The Long Goodbye" won Chandler the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best novel, in 1955. Chandler called it his best book and wrote it while his wife was terminally ill. It is his most personal book and two of the characters, both alcoholics, are based on Chandler himself.

3. Another Chandler work - in what book does the villain Moose Molloy murder a nightclub owner only to be finally shot dead by a woman?

Answer: Farewell My Lovely

Perhaps the best known of Raymond Chandler's works, this book was the first
Philip Marlowe story to be filmed in 1942.

4. Whose autobiography was published under the title of "Goodbye to All That" ?

Answer: Robert Graves

Graves himself describes the book as his "bitter leave-taking of England", and it deals with his experiences in the horrors of trench warfare and the many changes in life style following the end of World War I.

His father wrote a book in response to it, entitled "A Return to All That".

5. "Adieu" is a short novel by Honore de Balzac which deals with scenes of military life during the French/Russian campaign of the early nineteenth century. Of what nationality was Balzac?

Answer: French

Honore de Balzac lived from 1799 to 1850 He lived in Paris, adopting an extravagant and somewhat amoral lifestyle, finally marrying his current mistress during his final illness. His life's work was a collection of novels, exploring the eccentricities of human behaviour, under the title "La Comedie Humaine".

6. What book, written by Ernest Hemingway, is about an ill-fated love affair, set during the Italian campaign of World War I?

Answer: A Farewell to Arms

The hero and heroine, Frederic and Catherine, after many vicissitudes eventually arrive at a happy relationship and are united. However, after a brief and idyllic time together Catherine dies giving birth to stillborn son and Frederic is left to return to his hotel in the rain.

The novel was Hemingway's first best seller and established his status as a writer.

7. Philip Roth's first book - consisting of the novella that gives the book its title and five short stories - won the National book award in 1960. What is its title? (Think 1492!)

Answer: Goodbye, Columbus

Roth's book is in fact a collection consisting of the title novella and five separate short stories. The novella tells of the summer romance between a Jewish couple which comes to an end because each wants to manipulate the other.
The short stories in the collection deal with the lives and complexities of second and third generation American Jews.

8. "Until I say Goodbye" is a woman's story of her final days of suffering with lateral sclerosis. Who is the Palm Beach Post journalist who wrote it?

Answer: Susan Spencer-Wendel

This brave lady wrote the book to show how one might face death with courage and dignity. Poignantly, she chooses her daughter's wedding dress knowing that she will not be at the wedding.

Answer: Letters

"Cheerio and Best Wishes: Letters from a World War II Hoosier Pilot" is a valuable history resource, and was found with detailed photographic albums. Ralph Schneck was a young lad from Indiana who became a flyer and, in a series of 138 letters home, detailed his experiences in South America and England until his retirement.
The book was actually put together by his son, Don.

10. Max Allan Collins wrote a best seller about a plot to kill American screen idol Marilyn Monroe. What was its title?

Answer: Bye Bye Baby

Monroe's life and death were very complicated as she was involved with many iconic figures including the Kennedy brothers.

This book is part of a series of historical crime fiction novels featuring private detective Nat Heller, who is hired by Monroe shortly before her convenient death.

Source: Author balaton

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