1. What famous 1920s novel with Nick Carraway as narrator does this passage come from? !

he only completely stationary o"#ect in the room was an enormous couch on which two young women were "uoyed up as though upon an anchored "alloon. !hey were "oth in white and their dresses were rippling and fluttering as if they had #ust "een "lown "ack in after a short flight around the house...!hen there was a "oom as !om $uchanan shut the rear windows and the caught wind died out a"out the room and the curtains and the rugs and the two young women "allooned slowly to the floor. The Great Gatsby 2. What famous novel a"out Nick %dams has this scene with reminders of the &reat War? Nick gets off a train with his few "elongings at the remnants of the old town of 'eney. !he landscape is "urned. (e watches the trout in a near"y river for a long time) and the e*perience "rings "ack old feelings. In Our Time +. Which novel has this hero who is forever watching women? 'elden had never seen her more radiant. (er vivid head...made her more conspicuous than in a "all,room...she regained the girlish smoothness) the purity of tint) that she was "eginning to lose after eleven years of late hours and indefatiga"le dancing. Was it really eleven years) 'elden found himself wondering) and had she indeed reached the nine,and, twentieth "irthday with which her rivals credited her? The House of Mirth -. Which novel of ideas features people together to recover their health? !hey had reached the second floor) when (ans Castorp suddenly stopped... mesmeri.ed "y a perfectly ghastly noise he heard coming..., not a loud noise) "ut so decidedly repulsive that (ans Castorp grimaced..../t was a cough) apparently , a man0s cough) "ut a cough unlike any that (ans Castorp had ever heard1 a cough 2...3 which didn0t come in spasms) "ut sounded as if someone was stirring fee"ly in a terri"le mush of decomposing organic material. The Magic Mountain 4. What novel opens 5roust0s many volumed novel a"out memory) class and love? %nd as soon as / had recogni.ed the taste of the piece of madeleine soaked in her decoction of lime,"lossom which my aunt used to give me...the whole of Com"ray and its surroundings) taking shape and solidity) sprang into "eing) town and gardens alike) from my cup of tea. Swann's Way 6. What famous &reek epic is this passage from? /t deals with a wife greeting her hus"and after a long a"sence 'he sat a long time in silence) and her heart was wondering. 'ometimes she would look at him) with her eyes full upon him) and again would fail to know him in the foul clothing he wore. !elemachos spoke to her....why do you withdraw so from my father) and do not sit "eside him and ask him 7uestions and find out a"out him? The Odyssey of Homer 8. /n what famous e*istentialist novel does this opening passage occur? 9aman died today. :r yesterday may"e) / don0t know. / got a telegram from the home;

9other deceased. <uneral tomorrow. <aithfully yours. !hat doesn0t mean anything. 9ay"e it was yesterday. The Stranger =. /n which highly e*perimental novel of the 20s does this scene occur "etween "rother and sister? 0(ello) $en#y.0 Caddy said. 'he opened the gate and came in and stooped down. Caddy smelled like leaves.... 0>id you come to meet Caddy.0 she said) ru""ing my hands. 0What is it. What are you trying to tell Caddy.0 Caddy smelled like trees and like when she says we were asleep. The Sound and the Fury 9. What famous novel has a title which has "ecome a kind of catch phrase for a dead,end situation? Clevinger really thought he was right) "ut ?ossarian had proof) "ecause strangers he didn0t know shot at him with cannons every time he flew up into the air to drops "om"s on them) and it wasn0t funny at all. %nd if that wasn0t funny) there were lots of things that weren0t even funnier. Catch 22 10. /n which 19th century novel) does a heroine say the following of her love? . . . he0s more myself than / am. Whatever our souls are made of) his and mine are the same) and @inton0s is as different as a moon"eam from lightning) or frost from fire. Wuthering Heights

1. /t is a truth universally acknowledged) that a single man in possession of a good fortune must "e in want of a wife. Averyone knows this opening line to what is argua"ly Bane %usten0s most famous novel) 05ride and 5re#udice)0 the love story "etween the independent Ali.a"eth and the "rooding >arcy. (owever) what is the start of the ne*t line) considera"ly less noted? Howe er !itt!e "nown the fee!ings or iews of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood### 2. 0% !ale of !wo Cities0 is >ickens at his "est. Cirtually everyone can tell you that /t was the "est of times) it was the worst of times... and the sentence goes on in this manner , antithesis) or naming pairs of opposites. (owever) what is the ne*t line? There were a "ing with a !arge $aw and a %ueen with a &!ain face' on the throne of (ng!and +. Bo 9arch) the little woman that so many girls want to "e) says the first line of @ouisa 9ay %lcott0s novel) 0@ittle Woman.0 !he line is Christmas won0t "e Christmas without any presents. 9y 7uestion is; Who marries the character that states the ne*t line? D /t0s so dreadful to "e poor. E Mr# )roo"e -. 0!he 'carlet @etter0 opens with a line that aptly sets the mood for the rest of the "ook. !he "leak descriptions give us a clear picture of the grim setting. !he line reads) % throng of "earded men) in sad,coloured garments and gray steeple,crowned hats) intermi*ed with women) some wearing hoods) and others "areheaded) was assem"led in front of a wooden edifice) the door of which was heavily tim"ered with oak) and studded with iron spikes. !he ne*t line speaks of two places that) while they might not want to have them) are necessary. What are these two locations? cemetery' &rison 4. %h) Boyce. Boyce0s 0Flysses0 was one of the hardest "ooks that / ever read) "ut it was worth the effort. !he first line is 'tately) plump $uck 9ulligan came from the stairhead) "earing a "owl of lather on which a mirror and a ra.or lay crossed. What is the ne*t line? * ye!!ow dressing gown' ungird!ed' was sustained gent!y+behind him by the mi!d morning air# 6. When (amlet says) !o "e) or not to "e1 that is the 7uestion) does he know that he is saying what is argua"ly the most famous 7uote of all time?. While we may never know what 'hakespeare truly intended there) the opening of this fascinating study of the human mind that we call 0(amlet) 5rince of >enmark0 is much simpler. !he first line involves $ernardo calling Who0s there? Who answers him with the second line? Francisco 8. 'ome years ago, never mind how long precisely, having little or no money in my purse) and nothing particular to interest me on shore) / thought / would sail a"out a little and see the watery part of the world. !his is the second line of a "ook with a much more famous first line. What is the first line that accompanies this 7uote? Ca!! me Ishmae!# =. (arper @ee0s only novel turned her into a sensation. When he was nearly thirteen) my "rother Bem got his arm "adly "roken at the el"ow. /n the second line) he was said to "e afraid of never "eing a"le to play a certain sport again. What sport was it? Footba!! 9. Gate Chopin0s short story) % 'hameful %ffair "egins with these words; 9ildred :rme) seated in the snuggest corner of the "ig front porch of the Graummer farmhouse) was as content as a girl need hope to "e. What was the ne*t line? This was no such farm as one reads about in humorous fiction# 10. :ne more) from :. (enry0s !he &ift of the 9agi) the classic tale of >ella and Bim each sacrificing their favorite possessions for the other) only to find that the other had "ought

something to enhance what had "een sacrificed. :ne dollar and eighty,seven cents. What comes ne*t? That was a!!#

1. ,We catched fish and ta!"ed' and we too" a swim now and then to "ee& off s!ee&iness# It was "ind of so!emn' drifting down the big' sti!! ri er' !aying on our bac"s' !oo"ing u& at the stars' and we didn't e er fee! !i"e ta!"ing !oud' and it warn't often that we !aughed + on!y a !itt!e "ind of a !ow chuc"!e#, Who s&ea"s these wordsThe correct answer was Huc"!eberry

Finn

This is from cha&ter .2 of Mar" Twain's ,Huc"!eberry Finn, which features Huc" and /im# The ma$or theme of this boo" is turning one's bac" on the deceit and sha!!owness of ci i!isation and getting bac" to what is rea! and true#
80H of &!ayers ha e answered correct!y#

2. ,When I !oo" bac" on my chi!dhood I wonder how I sur i ed it a!!# It was' of course' a miserab!e chi!dhood0 the ha&&y chi!dhood is hard!y worth your whi!e# Worse than the ordinary miserab!e chi!dhood is the miserab!e Irish chi!dhood' and worse yet is the miserab!e Irish Catho!ic chi!dhood#, From which wor" is this %uoteThe correct answer was

*nge!a's *shes

,*nge!a's *shes, is the boo" by Irish writer Fran" McCourt and s&ans !ife from his chi!dhood in Ire!and to that of his !ife in *merica# I intense!y dis!i"e the orchestrated ug!iness of this boo"' &articu!ar!y its ending' and fee! it detracts from the entire wor"#

+. ,* !ie gets ha!f way around the wor!d before the truth has a chance to get its &ants on#, Who said this?our %nswer; Winston Churchi!!

Sir Winston Churchi!!' statesman' &o!itician' orator' !eader of the 1nited 2ingdom through its dar"est hours' won the 3obe! 4ri5e for !iterature in

.678 for his many writings' which inc!uded a si9 o!ume set tit!ed ,The Second Wor!d War,# His own !ife story ma"es remar"ab!e reading#

,I' e got to get some seeds# I' e got to get some seeds' right away# 3othing's &!anted# I don't ha e a thing in the ground#, From which wor" is this %uoteThe correct answer was :eath

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Sa!esman
S&o"en by Wi!!y ;oman in *ct Two of ,:eath Of * Sa!esman, by *rthur Mi!!er' this wor" is the agonising story of one man's strugg!e for conce&tion of se!f and what he sees as the successfu! !ife' contrasted against what is his actua!ity#

4. ,There is on!y now' and if two days is your !ife' then e erything in it wi!! be in &ro&ortion# This is how you !i e a !ife in two days# *nd if you sto& com&!aining and as"ing for what you wi!! ne er get' you wi!! ha e a good !ife#, From which wor" is this %uoteThe correct answer was

For Whom The )e!! To!!s

,For Whom the )e!! To!!s, by (rnest Hemingway is the story of a young *merican in the Internationa! )rigades during the S&anish Ci i! War# These words are s&o"en by the main character' <obert /ordan' in cha&ter thirteen' after he and Maria ha e made !o e in the heather# :ear me' how &ric"!y#

,I &ass the !ighted windows of a sho& where &erfume is so!d# The window is fi!!ed with &ieces of bro"en g!ass' tiny trans&arent bott!es in de!icate co!ours' !i"e bits of a shattered rainbow# Then a!! at once my sister touches my shou!der## Oh ;aura' ;aura' I tried to !ea e you behind me' but I am more faithfu! than I intended to be=###I s&ea" to the nearest stranger' anything that can b!ow your cand!es out=###)!ow out your cand!es' ;aura + and so goodbye#, From which wor" is this %uoteThe correct answer was The

G!ass

Menagerie
This wor" by Tennessee Wi!!iams te!!s of a fami!y tra&&ed in destructi e beha iour &atterns# The %uote is from Tom' many years !ater' !ong after he has !eft the home of his youth' turning his bac" on them a!!#

8. ,If it wasn't for the mist we cou!d see your home across the bay###>ou a!ways ha e a green !ight that burns a!! night at the end of your doc"#, From which wor" is this %uoteThe correct answer was

The Great Gatsby

The main theme in ,The Great Gatsby, by F# Scott Fit5gera!d is that which runs through many of the mighty *merican no e!s + that of the disi!!usionment of the great *merican :ream# For Gatsy' in this no e!' :aisy re&resents this dream and its disi!!usionment#

,I see you stand !i"e greyhounds in the s!i&s' Straining u&on the start# The games afoot0 Fo!!ow your s&irit? and u&on this charge' Cry 'God for Harry= (ng!and and Saint George=', From which wor" is this %uoteThe correct answer was Henry

This stirring s&eech is from Sha"es&eare's Henry @' *ct 8' Scene I# *nother $o!!y batt!e and more b!ood and guts# Ta!!yho' boys=

9. ,To !ose one &arent' Mr Worthing' may be regarded as a misfortune? to !ose both !oo"s !i"e care!essness#, From which wor" is this %uoteThe correct answer was

The Im&ortance of )eing (arnest

Written by the bri!!iant Oscar Wi!de' these words are s&o"en by ;ady )rac"ne!! in *ct One of ,The Im&ortance of )eing (rnest,# This amusing and c!e er &!ay dea!s with se era! characters maintaining fa!se identities to a oid a!! the rigid socia! and mora! e9&ectations of that time in @ictorian (ng!and# *nd didn't &oor o!d Oscar find that out big time#

?our %nswer; One F!ew O er the Cuc"oo's 3est

,One F!ew O er the Cuc"oo's 3est, by 2en 2esey is a &owerfu! no e! about the indi idua!'s strugg!e against the authority and re&ression and conformity that society demands + symbo!ised in the boo" by one man's strugg!e against the nurse in contro! of an insane asy!um#

10. ,What worries me' )i!!y', she said + I cou!d hear the change in her oice + ,is how your mother is going to ta"e this#, From which wor" is this %uote-