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Novel Plot Points
3-Letter Body Parts?
Cat Lovers
100

With or without a tip of your hat, it's a one-word greeting that rhymes with "rowdy"

What is howdy?

100

The fifth book in a series, "Sunrise on the Reaping" opens at the start of the 50th annual these, so a Quarter Quell is in the works

The Hunger Games

100

Huxley AF (that's "After Ford"); ain't no fun being an Epsilon; tough day at the lighthouse

Brave New World

100

To equip with weaponry

Arm

100

Some of this empress' favorite cats were said to be Russian Blues, naturally, & they had the run of the Winter Palace

Catherine the Great

200

To add emphasis, you might use this "T" word in a sentence, like "where in ___ is my ten-gallon hat?"

What is tarnation?

200

At a cancer support group in this John Green novel, Hazel would introduce herself with "Sixteen. Thyroid originally..."

The Fault in Our Stars

200

Raskolnikov performs the first half of the title; doesn't handle it well; gets the second half of the title

Crime and Punishment

200

To tease or make fun of

Rib

200

Inky cat footprints are found in the writings of this 19th century British founder of modern nursing who owned dozens

Nightingale

300

A frustrated cowboy might shout out this "D" word instead of cursing; it rhymes with "rabbit"

What is dagnabit?

300

Just like magic, Paulo Coelho wrote this mystical novel in just 2 weeks; it's become a bestseller over the last 37 years

The Alchemist

300

Opening map quest; Long John Silver doesn't sound good to me; there's the place!

Treasure Island

300

The distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack

Leg

300

Not satisfied with your basic kitty, Salvador DalĂ­ owned Babou, one of these wild cats of Central & South America

an ocelot

400

If you're having a good time, you might throw these 2 words into the description; both rhyme with "shootin'"

What is rootin' tootin'?

400

The title of this very long novel by David Foster Wallace comes from a line in "Hamlet" & implies hilarity

Infinite Jest

400

Clothes don't make the man, a Swiss scientist does; that does not go well at all; a dogsled chase

Frankenstein

400

The seed-bearing part of a cereal plant

Ear

400

This American author had a beloved pet named Catterina, who we hope was not the inspiration for his horror tale "The Black Cat"

Poe

500

If you're described as this hyphenated term, you're a coward or maybe a goldfinch. 

What is yellow-belly?

500

The preface to this Hawthorne novel mentions "the folly of tumbling down an avalanche of ill-gotten gold, or real estate"

The House of the Seven Gables

500

The narrator's in big trouble atop a skyscraper; gets in some scraps, which he really can't talk about; space monkey business

Fight Club

500

A tree of the genus Eucalyptus

Gum

500

This gorilla famous for learning sign language once adopted a kitten that she cared for & named "All Ball"

Koko

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