Degas
Degas painted half of his works on the subject of what?
dancers, specifically ballet dancers
What were Charles Dickens’s parents’ names?
John and Elizabeth
Who wrote Of Mice and Men?
John Steinbeck
What is Scrooge’s first name?
Ebenezer
How many Brontë siblings were there in total?
6
One of the founders of Impressionism, Degas preferred to be called a what?
Realist/Independent
Which year was A Tale of Two Cities written in?
1859
Which Jane Austen heroine is first described as “handsome, clever, and rich”?
Emma Woodhouse
Who was Scrooge’s dead business partner?
Jacob Marley
Where did the Brontë sisters grow up in England?
Yorkshire
In which year was Degas born?
1834
Which pen name did Dickens use in his earliest works?
Boz
Toward the end of Tess of the d’Urbervilles, where is Tess arrested?
Stonehenge
Who is the first ghost to visit Scrooge and why?
Jacob Marley, to serve as a warning
“Reader, I married him.” Who got married?
Jane Eyre and Mr. Rochester
Why did Degas leave many of his late works unfinished?
He was going blind
What was Charles Dickens’s first published story?
A Dinner at Poplar Walk
Which drugs does Sherlock Holmes use?
Cocaine and morphine
When the Ghost of Christmas Present meets Scrooge he is holding a what?
Glowing torch
In which Brontë novel does the female protagonist slam the bedroom door against her husband, causing controversy in 19th-century England?
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
What drink is shown being consumed in his 1875 masterpiece?
Absinthe
What was the name of Charles Dickens’s mistress?
Ellen Ternan
Which Joseph Conrad novel is considered to be a response to Crime and Punishment?
Under Western Eyes
Who says, “God bless us, everyone”?
Tiny Tim
What was the name of the Brontës’ only brother?
Branwell