Classic Books Flashcards
What is the name of Toad’s home in The Wind in the Willows
Toad Hall
What are the first names of the Brothers Grimm
Jacob and Wilhelm
At the opening of The Old Man and the Sea, how many days had it been since Santiago had caught a fish?
84 days
What was the former profession of Jim Casy in The Grapes of Wrath
Preacher
In Gone with the Wind, what is the name of the plantation founded by the O’Hara family
Tara
How many parts was Don Quixote originally published in?
Two
Who wrote the novella Heart of Darkness?
Joseph Conrad
What is the title of the first part of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy?
Inferno
In which country was Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov originally published?
France
During which era does The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath take place?
the 1950s
Which location does Gulliver visit last in Gulliver’s Travels?
Houyhnhnmland
What is the name of Margaret Hale’s love interest in Elizabeth Gaskell’s novel North and South
John Thornton
What does the letter A stand for in The Scarlett Letter?
Adultress
What is the English title of the first novel published by Colette?
Claudine at School
At the end of Robinson Crusoe, who travels with Crusoe from Portugal to England
Friday
Who wrote the novel Peter and Wendy?
J.M. Barrie
In the Fall of the House of Usher, who is the best and only friend of Roberick Usher?
The narrator
How many older sisters does the Little Mermaid have in the tale by Hans Christian Andersen?
5
What is the profession of Newland Archer in The Age of Innocence?
Lawyer
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is written by which author?
Mark Twain
Tess marries which character in Tess of the d’Urvervilles?
Angel
After discovering Narnia in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, who is the first character Lucy meets?
Mr. Tumnus
Which was the first novel by Dodie Smith?
I Capture the Castle (Dodie also wrote 101 Dalmations)
In the novel Far from the Madding Crowd, what is the profession of Gabriel Oak?
Shepherd
In Great Expectations, what is the name of Miss Havisham’s adopted daughter?
Estella
Who is the leader of Oceania in Nineteen Eighty-four?
Big Brother
Crime and Punishment opens in which city
St. Petersburg
Of Mice and Men is set in the United States during which era?
Great Depression
In The Seecret Garden, Mary travels from India to which country?
England
Which 2 castes are not comprised of clones in Brave New World?
Alphas and Betas
What animal is Boxer in Animal Farm by George Orwell?
Horse
What is the name of Dr. Henry Jekyll’s alternative personality?
Mr. Edward Hyde
What is the name of the narrator in Brideshead Revisited? by Evelyn Waugh
Charles Ryder
Early in the novel Vanity Fair, what country had Amelia’s brother Joseph Sedley returned from?
India
What is the name of the capital of Hell in John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost
Pandemonium
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of how many stories?
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