Literature Club Questions
Gangsta Rabbit
Who is Buggs Bunny?
"Yer a wizard ____."
"Yer a wizard Harry." - Hagrid
The author of The Hobbit
Who is John Ronald Reuel Tolkien?
A ravenous caterpillar turns into a beautiful butterfly.
What is "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"?
In this Steinbeck work, George kills his friend Lennie to spare him from a lynch mob.
What is "Of Mice and Men"?
Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe
Who was Edgar Allan Poe's Wife/First Cousin?
"People generally ___ what they look for, and ___ what they listen for."
"People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for." - Atticus Finch
The author of The Iliad and The Odyssey
Who is Homer?
Four kids travel through a wardrobe into a magical word in a story that contains several Christian themes and parallels
What is "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"?
Encyclopedia Britannica calls his "The Hunting of the Snark" "nonsense literature of the highest order."
Who is Lewis Carroll?
2 Kings 6:28-29 is an example of
Cannibalism in the Bible
"If you know ____ ____ and know _____, you need not fear the result of a ____ ____."
"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles." - Sun Tzu
The author of Anna Karenina
Who is Leo Tolstoy?
A spider tries to save the life of a pig she's friends with.
What is "Charlotte's Web"?
This Albert Camus novel begins with the discovery of a dead rat outside Dr. Bernard Rieux's door; more dead rats follow.
What is "The Plague"?
One of the worst pieces of fanfiction ever written
What is My Immortal?
“All the world’s a ____, and all the men and women merely ____.”
“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” - Jaques
The author of The Trial
Who is Franz Kafka?
A book with the subtitle: “A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything” that has grown into a multi-media franchise, including a feature film and radio segment
What is "Freakonomics"?
"The Parish Boy's Progress," which included picking a pocket or two.
What is "Oliver Twist"?
Wars pertinent to Machiavelli's life
What are the Italian wars?
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the ____ ____ ____ , it was the ____ ____ ____" - Charles Dickens
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness" - Charles Dickens
The author of Crime and Punishment
Who is Fyodor Dostoevsky?
This novel by Robert Graves is written as the memoir of a reluctant 1st century Roman emperor
What is "I, Claudius"?
This central character of "The Three Musketeers" was a real person; much of the material is drawn from his memoirs.
Who is D'Artagnan?