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1) What novel did Sherlock Holmes first appear in?


A Study in Scarlet marked the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become two of the most famous characters in popular fiction.

2) What was the first novel ever written?


The Tale of Genji is considered to be the world's first full-length novel. It was written by a noblewoman named Murasaki Shikibu in the early eleventh century. The work is a unique depiction of the lifestyles of high courtiers during the Heian period, written in archaic language and a poetic and confusing style that make it unreadable to the average Japanese without dedicated study.

3) What was unusual about Jean-Dominique Bauby's novel The Diving Bell and the Butterfly?


The Diving Bell and the Butterfly recounts Bauby's life after suffering a massive stroke which left him almost entirely paralyzed. The entire book was written by Bauby blinking his left eyelid. A transcriber repeatedly recited a French language frequency-ordered alphabet until Bauby blinked to choose the next letter. An average word took approximately two minutes to "dictate".

4) In Gustave Flaubert's famous novel, how does Madame Bovary die?


When Lheureux calls in Bovary's debt, Emma pleads for money from several people, including Léon and Rodolphe, only to be turned down. In despair, she swallows arsenic and dies an agonizing death.

5) In The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn, what secret does Tom keep from Huck during the execution of their elaborate plan to help Jim escape?


Miss Watson died two months earlier and freed Jim in her will.

6) What kind of hat does Holden Caulfield wear in The Catcher in the Rye?


Holden wears a new red hunting cap he bought in New York.

7) What novel is about you trying to read a novel?


After an introduction addressing you directly, If on a Winter's Night a Traveler begins, but owing to a printer's error you only get the first signature, at which point you return to the bookstore, meet a woman, and select another book to read, only to have that one interrupted as well. If this sounds confusing, it is. If it also sounds amazing, it is.

8) Who is the narrator of To Kill a Mockingbird?


The story is told by the six-year-old Scout (Jean Louise) Finch.

9) How many times does Ana say "oh my" in Fifty Shades of Grey?


Ana utters the phrase "oh my" 72 times, often in juxtaposition to riding crops, sex at IHOP, and "firing up her Google" to send winky-face smileys to Christian.

10) In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, what is the title character's first name?


Jay Gatsby is a young, mysterious millionaire with shady business connections who is later revealed to be a bootlegger.

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