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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Santiago was the protagonist in what book? | The Old Man and the Sea |
| 84 days without any fish in what book? | The Old Man and the Sea |
| a young apprentice named, Manolin in what book? | The Old Man and the Sea |
| type of fish eventually caught in the story "The Old Man and the Sea" | marlin |
| what eats the marlin in "The Old Man and the Sea"? | sharks |
| what do tourists think the marlin is in "The Old Man and the Sea"? | shark |
| how many days before the fish tires in "The Old Man and the Sea"? | 3 |
| takes place during the Spanish Civil war in what book? | For Whom the Bell Tolls |
| Robert Jordan is the protagonist in what book? | For Whom the Bell Tolls |
| blowing up a bridge is the mission in what book? | For Whom the Bell Tolls |
| Fascists are the enemy to the protagonist in what book? | For Whom the Bell Tolls |
| Indian Island is in what book? | And Then There Were None |
| how many people were invited to the island in And Then There Were None"? | 8 |
| Name the man who invited the 8 strangers to the island in "And Then There Were None"? | Mr. Owens |
| name the nursery rhyme to "And Then There Were None" | Ten Little Indians |
| Name the murderer in "And Then There Were None" | Judge Wargrave |
| In what part of his body was Wargrave "fake shot" in "And Then There Were None" | head |
| Mr. Owens is in what book? | And Then There Were None |
| Judge Wargrave is in what book? | And Then There Were None |
| Ten Little Indians is in what book? | And Then There Were None |
| Accused of murder in the past but never convicted in what book? | And Then There Were None |
| In "And Then There Were None", who planned to shoot himself so that his body would fall onto the bed? | Judge Wargrave |
| Story takes place in a small New England town | House of the Seven Gables |
| Colonel Pyncheon is a main character in this book | House of the Seven Gables |
| Who is hanged for witchcraft in House of the Seven Gables? | Maule |
| Hepzibah is a character in what book? | House of the Seven Gables |
| In "House of the Seven Gables", Pyncheon's will orders what to not be done? | his portrait to be taken down |
| In the end, what happens to the house in the story, House of the Seven Gables? | rots away |
| Hippolyta and Theseus are characters in what story? | A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| In "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Oberon is who? | The fairy king |
| Oberon's servant in In "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is who? | Puck |
| In In "A Midsummer Night's Dream", there is a magic flower who's juices do what? | makes a person fall in love with the first thing seen upon waking |
| Who is the "spreader of the flower juice" in In "A Midsummer Night's Dream" | Puck |
| In "A Midsummer Night's Dream", who does Demetrius marry? | Helena |
| In "A Midsummer Night's Dream", who does Lysander marry? | Hermia |
| Theseus, Hermia, Helena, and Demetrius are characters in what story? | "A Midsummer Night's Dream" |
| The character Puck is in what story? | "A Midsummer Night's Dream" |
| Henry David Thoreau's non-fiction book on his unhappiness with the U.S. government. | Civil Disobedience |
| In Civil Disobedience, man's first obligation is to do... | what they believe |
| Thoreau's criticism focuses especially on what? | slavery and the Mexican-American War |
| Edmond Dantes is the protagonist in what story? | "Count of the Monte Cristo" |
| Abbe Faria is a character in what story? | "Count of the Monte Cristo" |
| How many men accused Dantes of treason in "Count of the Monte Cristo" | 3 |
| Chateau d'If is mentioned in "Count of the Monte Cristo" and is the name of what place? | prison |
| Name the priest who is in prison with Dantes in "Count of the Monte Cristo" | Abbe Faria |
| In "Count of the Monte Cristo", Dantes renames himself what? | Count of the Monte Cristo |
| Johnny Gunther died at the age of 17 in what story? | "Death Be Not Proud" |
| How old was Johnny when he died in "Death Be Not Proud"? | 17 |
| The place "Deerfield Academy" is found in what story? | "Death Be Not Proud" |
| Frances and John are the parents of a boy in what story? | "Death Be Not Proud" |
| A young boy dies of cancer in what story? | "Death Be Not Proud" |
| The story takes place in 1947 | "Death Be Not Proud" |
| Who narrates the final section of "Death Be Not Proud"? | Frances (the boys mother) |
| A Jewish family is hiding from the Nazis | "Diary of Anne Frank" |
| How old was Anne when she received her diary in "Diary of Anne Frank" | 13 |
| The diary in "Diary of Anne Frank" begins when Anne is what age and ends when she is how old? | 13, 15 |
| What country did the Frank family move to to get away from the Nazis? | Netherlands |
| In what year are the Franks discovered in the book "Diary of Anne Frank" | 1944 |
| Who is the sole survivor of the Frank family in "Diary of Anne Frank" | Otto Frank |
| Otto Frank got Anne's diary in the story, "Diary of Anne Frank" after she died from whom? | Miep |
| During which war did the story of Anne Frank happen? | World War II |
| Who was the "bad guy" in "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" | Mr Hyde |
| In what town did "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" take place? | London |
| A man is transformed from good to bad with the drinking of a potion is in what book? | Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde |
| In Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Lanyon dies after seeing what? | from some kind of shock he received after seeing Mr. Hyde take a potion and metamorphose into Dr. Jekyll |
| Did Dr Jekyll always need to drink a potion to change into Mr. Hyde? | no, at the end, he did it involuntarily |
| In the story, Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the main character wrote a letter saying that would stay in one form permanently. which form was that? | Mr Hyde |
| Name the book with a character Robert Walton | Frankenstein |
| The story starts off on a ship bound for the North Pole | Frankenstein |
| In the story Frankenstein, who is "Frankenstein"? | the Dr. who created the monster |
| In the story "Frankenstein", where did Victor Frankenstein attend college? | University of Ingolstadt |
| Where did Frankenstein grow up? | Geneva |
| Dr Frankenstein was consumed with discovering what? | The secret of life |
| In "Frankenstein", the first person the monster kills is Victor's brother named... | William |
| In "Frankenstein", the monster begs Victor to do what? | create a companion |
| In "Frankenstein", the Dr begins to create a second monster, but changes his mind and gets rid of the body parts how? | dumping them in the lake |
| Who does Victor marry in the story "Frankenstein"? | Elizabeth |
| When Victor chooses not to create a companion for the monster in the story "Frankenstein", the monster threatens revenge. What did he threaten? | He would be with Victor on his wedding night |
| At the end of the story, "Frankenstein", Victor is tracking the monstor in which direction? North, South, East, or West? | North |
| In "Frankenstein", who tells the end of the story? | Robert Walton |
| In "Frankenstein", where does Victor finally die? | On Robert Walton's ship |
| When Robert Walton find Victor's body, who is weeping over the body? | the monster |
| The end of the story, "Frankenstein", the monster departs where, to die? | northernmost ice |
| Name the book with part or all of its setting in Cuba | Old Man and the Sea |
| Name the book with part or all of its setting in Spain | For Whom The Bell Tolls |
| Name the book with part or all of its setting on an island off the English coast | And then there were none |
| Name the book with part or all of its setting in a small New England town | House of the Seven Gables |
| Name the book with part or all of its setting in Athens | A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| Name the book with part or all of its setting in Rome | The Count of the Monte Cristo |
| Name the book with part or all of its setting in Deerfield, Massachusetts | Death Be Not Proud |
| Name the book with part or all of its setting in Netherlands | Diary of Anne Frank |
| Name the book with part or all of its setting in London | Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde |
| Name the book with part or all of its setting in Geneva | Frankenstein |
| Name the book with part or all of its setting in Arrakis | Dune |
| Name the book that takes place 8,000 years in the future | Dune |
| Name the book where the Fremen believe that Jessica and her son are saviors | Dune |
| Book that has the characters Paul, Jessica, and Leto | Dune |
| Book that has the characters Victor and Henry | Frankenstein |
| Book that has the character Lanyon | Frankenstein |
| Book that has the character Anne | Diary of Anne Frank |
| Book that has the character Mr and Mrs van Daan and Mr Dussel | The Diary of Anne Frank |
| Book that has the characters John and Frances Gunthter | Death Be Not Proud |
| Book that has the character Abbe Faria | The Count of the Monte Cristo |
| Book that has the character Danglars | The Count of the Monte Cristo |
| Book that has the character Maximilian | The Count of the Monte Cristo |
| Book that has the character Oberon | A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| Book that has the character Matthew Maule | House of the Seven Gables |
| Book that has the character Mr Owen | And Then There Were None |
| Book that has the character Judge Wargraves | And Then There Were None |
| Book that has the character Robert Jordan | For Whom The Bell Tolls |
| Book that has the character Pablo | For Whom The Bell Tolls |
| Book that has the character Maria | For Whom The Bell Tolls |
| Book that has the character Santiago | The Old Man and the Sea |
| Book that has the character Manolin | The Old Man and the Sea |
| What is Guy's occupation in Fahrenheit 451 | fireman |
| Name the book set in futuristic America where firemen start fires instead of putting them out? | Fahrenheit 451 |
| In the book, Fahrenheit 451, people listen to the radio station called: | Seashell Radio |
| In what novel are books banned? | Fahrenheit 451 |
| Faber is a retired English teacher in what book? | Fahrenheit 451 |
| In Fahrenheit 451, the retired English teacher's name is? | Faber |
| Name the protagonist in Fahrenheit 451 | Guy Montag |
| Watching TV is a favorite pasttime in what novel? | Fahrenheit 451 |
| Name the group of intellectual renegades in the novel, Fahrenheit 451. | The Book People |
| The group called "Book People" are found in what novel? | Fahrenheit 451 |
| What Biblical book is mentioned in Fahrenheit 451 | Ecclesiastes |
| In the book, Fahrenheit 451, Montag chooses to memorize what Old Testament book? | Ecclesiastes |
| East of Eden takes place in what centure? | 19th |
| In the story, East of Eden, the setting is where? | Salinas Valley, CA |
| A setting of Salinas Valley, CA is in what novel? | East of Eden |
| What occupation does Cathy take up in East of Eden | prostitute |
| Name the novel where the mother of twins becomes a prostitute? | East of Eden |
| In the novel, East of Eden, Aron is more like his father or mother? | Father |
| The twin boy's names in East of Eden are what? | Aron and Cal |
| Twin boys who are similar to Cain and Abel are found in what novel? | East of Eden |
| Who is the housekeeper in East of Eden who has a positive affect on Cal? | Lee |
| Name the century The Hunchback of Notre Dame took place | 1400's or 15th century |
| Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame was voted what? | ugliest or "Pope of Fools" |
| Who was Quasimodo in love with in The Hunchback of Notre Dame? | La Esmerelda |
| Name the book "Esmerelda" is in | The Hunchback of Notre Dame |
| Name the book "Quasimodo" is in | The Hunchback of Notre Dame |
| Name the book "Phoebus and Frollo" are in | The Hunchback of Notre Dame |
| In The Hunchback of Notre Dame, how is La Esmerelda killed? | hung |
| What are the two choices Frollo gives La Esmerelda? | love him or hang |
| When Frollo gives La Esmerelda two choices, which does she choose? | hang me PLEASE!! You are so stinkin' ugly I would rather die than look at your wretched face. |
| Which main character in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, does Quasi kill? | Frollo |
| At what point in The Hunchback of Notre Dame did Quasi fall in love with La Esmerelda? | when she gave him water |
| The characters, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff are in what novel? | The Importance of Being Earnest |
| The name Cecily is found in a cigarette case in what story? | The Importance of Being Earnest |
| What name does everyone seem to love in The Importance of Being Earnest | Ernest |
| A name that "inspires absolute confidence" is said by whom in The Importance of Being Earnest | Gwendolen |
| Who is Jack in love with in The Importance of Being Earnest | Gwendolen |
| In The Importance of Being Earnest, which women are engaged to the same man? | Cicily and Gwendolen |
| Cicily and Gwendolen are both engaged to who in The Importance of Being Earnest | Ernest (since Jack and Algernon are both going by that name, they think they are both engaged to the same man, but really two different men named Ernest) |
| Jack is engaged to whom? Algernon is engaged to whom in The Importance of Being Earnest? | Jack is engaged to Gwendolen and Algernon is engaged to Cicily |
| The name of the boat in Kidnapped was what? | Covenant |
| Who are the murder suspects in Kidnapped? | David and Alan |
| A bagpipe duel happened in what book? | Kidnapped |
| "House of Shaws" was in what book? | Kidnapped |
| In Kidnapped, who is Ebenezer's nephew? | David |
| In "Inherit the Wind", what does Cate get into trouble for? | teaching evolution |
| In "Inherit the Wind", how could Cates "get out of trouble" | By admitting he was wrong |
| In what book were the characters Brady and Cates characters in? | "Inherit the Wind" |
| What is the "Little Prince" in love with | a rose |
| Who does the "Little Prince" meet in the desert? | a pilot |
| What does the snake tell the "little prince" he can do? | send him back to the heavens |
| Why does the "little prince" leave his planet? | the rose dumped him (lied to him and he couldn't trust her anymore) |
| What does the snake do to the prince at the end of the story "Little Prince"? | bites and kills him (poor boy) |
| Pevensie was the last name in a book called... | Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe |
| Mr. Tumnus is a character in what book? | Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe |
| Even though her brothers and sisters didn't believe Lucy in Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, who did? | the professor |
| Cair Paravel is a place in what book? | Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe |
| Where were the children in Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe crowned? | Cair Paravel |
| Who kills the witch in Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe | Aslan |
| What marks the border between Narnia and our world in Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe | the lamppost |
| What is the last name of the children in the book "Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe"? | Pevensie |
| Sir Thomas More was in what book? | A Man For All Seasons |
| Name the king in A Man For All Seasons | Henry VIII |
| Why did the king in A Man For All Seasons want to divorce and remarry? | wanted a male heir |
| Thomas Cromwell is a character in what book? | A Man For All Seasons |
| Name the king's wife in A Man For All Seasons | Catherine |
| In what country does A Man For All Seasons take place | England |
| Who is beheaded in A Man For All Seasons? | More |
| What happens to More at the end of the play, A Man For All Seasons | killed (beheaded) |
| More is sentenced to death in A Man For All Seasons because he was falsely accused of... | saying the king has no authority over the church |
| Name the main hero and character in The Odyssey | Odysseus |
| From what country is Odysseus from in The Odyssey? | Greece |
| Where does Zeus live in The Odyssey? | Mount Olympus |
| What is the name of Odysseus's kingdom? | Ithaca |
| What story takes place in Greece and various bits of water around Greece? | The Odyssey |
| Who does Penelope say she will marry in The Odyssey? | Whoever wins the archery contest |
| Odysseus arrives home dressed as what in The Odyssey | a beggar |
| Telemachus is a character in what book? | The Odyssey |
| Telemachus is the son of whom in The Odyssey | Odysseus |
| Name the son of Odysseus in The Odyssey | Telemachus |
| Odysseus and Telemachus do what to the suitors of Penelope in The Odyssey | kill them |
| Bigger is a character in what book? | Native Son |
| Name the main character in Native Son | Bigger |
| When did the story Native Son take place | 1930's |
| In what city did Native Son happen? | Chicago |
| In Native Son, Bigger sees whites not as individuals, but as a great looming... | whiteness |
| Who does Bigger work for in Native Son? | Mr Dalton |
| Mr Dalton, Mary, Jan, and Bessie are characters in what novel? | Native Son |
| How many does Bigger kill in Native Son? | 2 |
| Bigger kills 2 women in what book? | Native Son |
| Upon the killing of 2 women, what happens to Bigger in Native Son? | sentenced to death |
| Where did the story The Outsiders take place? | Oklahoma |
| The two gangs in the story The Outsiders were... | greasers and Socs |
| In the "rumble" in The Outsiders, who won? | greasers |
| Name the three brothers in The Outsiders (one's name was Ponyboy) | Ponyboy, Sodapop, and Darry |
| Ponyboy and Sodapop are boys in what story? | The Outsiders |
| greasers and Socs were in what story? | The Outsiders |
| In the story The Outsiders, Johnny kills who? | Bob |
| Where do Ponyboy and Johnny hide after the murder in The Outsiders? | an old church |
| Ponyboy and Johnny become heroes in The Outsiders when they do what? | rescue children from a burning church |
| In the story The Outsiders, what does Johnny die of? | the roof of the burning church falling on him and breaking his back |
| Who do we find out is the author of The Outsiders at the end of the story? | Ponyboy |
| Name the time period of "A Tale of Two Cities" | late 1700's |
| What book has the character Charles Darney? | "A Tale of Two Cities" |
| What book has the character Sydney Carton? | "A Tale of Two Cities" |
| What two cities are the main ones in "A Tale of Two Cities" | London and Paris |
| London and Paris are the two cities central to what book? | "A Tale of Two Cities" |
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