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Which short stories by A.S. Byatt appear in both Possession: A Romance and The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye?
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164 times (18.3%) |
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183 times (20.4%) |
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Who are the fictional Victorian poets at the heart of "Possession: A Romance" by A.S. Byatt?
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523 times |
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419 times (48.9%) |
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A.S. Byatt's name is?
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6218 times |
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3382 times (26.7%) |
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2836 times (22.4%) |
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6457 times (50.9%) |
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In A.S. Byatt's novel Possession: A Romance, why does Maud Bailey feel self-conscious about her hair?
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322 times |
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207 times (36.1%) |
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115 times (20.0%) |
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252 times (43.9%) |
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In A.S. Byatt's novel Possession: A Romance who or what is hiding the long-lost letters of Christabel La Motte and Randolph Henry Ash?
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317 times |
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205 times (36.2%) |
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112 times (19.8%) |
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Which is NOT by A.S. Byatt?
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230 times |
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132 times (28.0%) |
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98 times (20.8%) |
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242 times (51.3%) |
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What is the title of the book at the center of the obscenity trial in A.S. Byatt's Babel Tower?
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248 times |
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51 times (8.6%) |
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really really difficult |
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197 times (33.3%) |
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344 times (58.1%) |
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Which A.S. Byatt novel is about the 60s?
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238 times |
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106 times (18.1%) |
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132 times (22.5%) |
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349 times (59.5%) |
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A.S. Byatt is the sister of which other 20th century British novelist?
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239 times |
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143 times (32.6%) |
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difficult |
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96 times (21.9%) |
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200 times (45.6%) |
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In A.S. Byatt's novel Possession: A Romance Randolph Henry Ash buys two brooches, one for his wife and one for his lover. What substance are they made of?
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335 times |
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164 times (27.5%) |
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difficult |
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171 times (28.7%) |
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261 times (43.8%) |
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Which novel by A.S. Byatt does not tell the story of Frederica Potter and her family?
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137 times |
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26 times (5.8%) |
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really really difficult |
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111 times (24.9%) |
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309 times (69.3%) |
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In Possession: A Romance A.S. Byatt creates two fictional poets. Which of the following is one of them?
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421 times |
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350 times (51.0%) |
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medium |
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71 times (10.3%) |
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265 times (38.6%) |
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In A.S. Byatt's novel Possession: A Romance, Roland Mitchell withdraws from his live-in girlfriend as his research of Victorian poet Randolph Henry Ash intensifies. What is the name of this girlfriend?
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289 times |
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218 times (38.2%) |
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71 times (12.5%) |
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281 times (49.3%) |
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In A.S. Byatt's novel Possession: A Romance, what is the nickname of the place where Roland Mitchell does research?
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320 times |
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211 times (35.9%) |
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difficult |
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109 times (18.6%) |
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267 times (45.5%) |
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Who is the heroine of A.S. Byatt's quartet of novels? (The Virgin in the Garden: A Novel, Still Life, Babel Tower, and A Whistling Woman)
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332 times |
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166 times (18.3%) |
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very difficult |
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166 times (18.3%) |
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573 times (63.3%) |
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Which of A.S. Byatt's short stories is a rewriting of a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm?
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260 times |
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177 times (27.4%) |
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difficult |
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83 times (12.9%) |
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385 times (59.7%) |
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Who are sisters?
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217 times |
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124 times (23.8%) |
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difficult |
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93 times (17.8%) |
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305 times (58.4%) |
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Of which one of these renowned 20th-century writers did novelist A.S. Byatt write a critical study?
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630 times |
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368 times (34.8%) |
| Difficulty: |
difficult |
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262 times (24.8%) |
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428 times (40.5%) |
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Which painter features prominently in A.S. Byatt's novel Still Life?
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98 times |
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32 times (19.3%) |
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very difficult |
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66 times (39.8%) |
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68 times (41.0%) |
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Which one of these novels does NOT form part of the so-called "Frederica Quartet" by A.S. Byatt?
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115 times |
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53 times (27.3%) |
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difficult |
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62 times (32.0%) |
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79 times (40.7%) |
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What was novelist A.S. Byatt's surname before she got married and changed her name, i.e. what is her family name?
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164 times |
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88 times (32.4%) |
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76 times (27.9%) |
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108 times (39.7%) |
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About whom did John Updike declare: "This writer is not merely good, she is wickedly good"?
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74 times |
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28 times (25.0%) |
| Difficulty: |
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46 times (41.1%) |
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38 times (33.9%) |
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Of whom did A.L. Rowse say: "I could go on reading her forever"?
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63 times |
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24 times (21.8%) |
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difficult |
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39 times (35.5%) |
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Finish this statement by Nick Hornby: "My favourite writer, and the best line-and-length novelist in the world, is _________"
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78 times |
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24 times (19.8%) |
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very difficult |
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54 times (44.6%) |
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43 times (35.5%) |
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Of whom did Lord David Cecil declare that her "unpretentious, subtle, accomplished novels are the finest examples of high comedy to have appeared in England during the last seventy five years"?
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71 times |
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36 times (35.3%) |
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35 times (34.3%) |
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31 times (30.4%) |
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The Virgin in the Garden by A.S. Byatt is centred around the production of which (fictional) play by the character Alexander Wedderburn?
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54 times |
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15 times (14.7%) |
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very difficult |
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39 times (38.2%) |
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48 times (47.1%) |
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In A.S. Byatt's Possession, poetess Christabel Lamotte is quite taken with the tale of a lost city/mythological place. Which one is it?
Possession A Romance
A.S. Byatt
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366 times |
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125 times (21.3%) |
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241 times (41.1%) |
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220 times (37.5%) |
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On which real-life children's writer is the character Olive Wellwood based in A.S. Byatt's novel, The Children's Book?
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98 times |
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42 times (29.8%) |
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difficult |
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56 times (39.7%) |
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43 times (30.5%) |
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How many children does Olive Wellwood raise as her own in A.S. Byatt's novel, The Children's Book?
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49 times |
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21 times (24.4%) |
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28 times (32.6%) |
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37 times (43.0%) |
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What two novelists also happen to be sisters?
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160 times |
| Correct: |
89 times (40.3%) |
| Difficulty: |
medium |
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71 times (32.1%) |
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61 times (27.6%) |
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