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American Literature quiz

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Which author was born and died in Halley's Comet years?

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  1. 1 Easy

    What chore does Tom Sawyer trick his friends into doing?

    Answer: Whitewashing a fence

    Why: The boys even pay Tom for a turn with the brush, handing over an apple, a kite and a dead rat on a string.

  2. 2 Medium

    Whom does Jo March marry in Little Women?

    Answer: Professor Bhaer

    Why: Laurie, whose proposal Jo turns down, ends up marrying her youngest sister, Amy.

  3. 3 Hard

    Which Steinbeck manuscript did his setter puppy chew up?

    Answer: Of Mice and Men

    Why: The puppy, named Toby, cost Steinbeck about two months of work that he had to do over.

  4. 4 Easy

    What fish tows the boat in The Old Man and the Sea?

    Answer: A marlin

    Why: Even stripped to a skeleton by sharks, the marlin measures eighteen feet from nose to tail.

  5. 5 Medium

    Who was the real-life model for Dill in To Kill a Mockingbird?

    Answer: Truman Capote

    Why: Capote and Harper Lee grew up as neighbors and friends in Monroeville, Alabama.

  6. 6 Hard

    How many light bulbs line the hideout in Ellison's Invisible Man?

    Answer: 1,369

    Why: He runs them on electricity he takes without paying from a company called Monopolated Light & Power.

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