LESS
THERE, THERE
GOON SQUAD
YALE AUTHORS
CRAFT
100
  • In this country, Less believes he is making the people around him sick.
  • What is Germany?
100
  • This famous expat writer coined the phrase “There is no there, there,” speaking about Oakland, CA.
  • Who was Gertrude Stein?
100
  • This is the chemical symbol for what Bennie puts in his coffee to cure impotence.
  • What is AU?
100
  • This is the name of the secret society in charge of policing the others in Leigh Bardugo’s Ninth House.
  • What is Lethe?
100
  • The rule that dialogue must always serve at least two purposes is called this.
  • What is Sloane’s law?
200
  • The narrator met Less in this city.
  • What is San Francisco?
200
  • The action in There, There coalesces at this traditional event?
  • What is a pow-wow?
200
  • Scotty presents Bennie with this kind of fish in his office.
  • What is a Striped Bass?
200
  • This Yale graduate and professor wrote a book about breaking up with digital devices.
  • Who is Elyssa Friedland?
200
  • Change one word in this elementary school activity to improve writing.
  • What is Show and Tell?
300
  • This sci-fi writer is who Less is set to interview at the beginning of the novel.
  • Who is H.H.H. Mandern?
300
  • Jacquie and Opal move to this island as part of a Native occupation.
  • What is Alcatraz?
300
  • This actress was the subject of Jules Jones’ article, “Forty Minute Lunch.”
  • Who is Kitty Jackson?
300
  • This 1983 Yale graduate has written nine books, many of which were adapted for screen, including one featuring a teenager named Tracy Flick.
  • Who is Tom Perotta?
300
  • Phrases like “he noticed” and “she observed” are called this and should be avoided?
  • What are filters?
400
  • Andrew Sean Greer won the Pulitzer Prize for this number novel.
  • What is five?
400
  • Tony Loneman has suffered from this medical condition since birth.
  • What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?
400
  • Alison Blake’s chapter in Goon Squad is written in this computer program?
  • What is PowerPoint?
400
  • This Americanah author received a Masters Degree in African Studies from Yale.
  • Who is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie?
400
  • These are the three necessary elements to a story, according to Burroway.
  • What is conflict, crisis and resolution?
500
  • Name of the group of artists to which Less’s lover Robert Brownburn belonged?
  • The Russian River School
500

Orvil is bitten by this, which his aunt and mother believe is a terrible omen.

  • What is a spider?
500
  • The note Sasha steals from Alex on their date says this.
  • What is “I believe in you”?
500
  • This Yale poet won the Nobel Prize in 2020?
  • Who is Louise Gluck?
500
  • This author said, when revising, it is critical to “Kill all your darlings”
  • Who was William Faulkner?
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