Who Said That? Villains Edition
Things That Go Bump in the Books
With Death Comes...
...Such Sweet Sorrow
A Bitter New Year's Surprise w/ Seth Ramos
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“Off with their heads!”

Who is the Queen of Hearts?

100

This novel's protagonist moves into the mysterious Marsten House, only to discover that the town of Jerusalem's Lot has a serious vampire problem.

What is Salem's Lot?

100

This beloved pig is saved from slaughter by Charlotte, but after her death, he spends the rest of his life caring for her offspring.

Who is Wilbur?

100

This gloomy donkey in Winnie-the-Pooh is famous for losing his tail and generally expecting very little from life.

Who is Eeyore?

100

This novel by Leo Tolstoy includes a New Year’s Eve celebration at which Natasha Rostova dances and receives attention from the people around her.

What is War and Peace?

200

“Nevermore.”

Who is the Raven?

200

This Shirley Jackson novel asks what happens when four people spend time in a house with a reputation for being very, very unfriendly to its guests.

What is The Haunting of Hill House?

200

This character in Of Mice and Men is killed by his closest friend after a series of increasingly desperate events on a California ranch.

Who is Lennie Small?

200

This miserly protagonist of Dickens's Christmas classic begins the story as a lonely, bitter man who considers Christmas an unnecessary expense.

Who is Ebenezer Scrooge?

200

This novel by Truman Capote features Holly Golightly's glamorous New York life, including celebrations and parties during the holiday season.

What is Breakfast at Tiffany's?

300

DAILY DOUBLE:

“Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.”

Who is Victor Frankenstein?

300

In this novel, a young man investigating the disappearance of his sister encounters a sinister community whose inhabitants have a very unusual relationship with death.

What is The Graveyard Book?

300

This young character dies after being accidentally shot during the climactic confrontation in To Kill a Mockingbird, leaving his sister to grapple with what happened.

Who is Tom Robinson?

300

This narrator of The Bell Jar becomes increasingly alienated from the world around her as she struggles with her sense of identity and purpose.

Who is Esther Greenwood?

300

This Shakespeare play's title refers to the Christian feast traditionally celebrated twelve days after Christmas, making it a literary cousin of the New Year's festivities.

What is Twelfth Night?

400

“You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender.”

Who is Terry Malloy?

400

In this novel by Henry James, a governess becomes convinced that supernatural figures are appearing around the children under her care at an English country estate.

What is The Turn of the Screw?

400

This character in The Fault in Our Stars faces the progression of cancer while trying to maintain a relationship with Hazel Grace.

Who is Augustus Waters?

400

This protagonist of The Remains of the Day looks back on decades of service while gradually confronting the emotional opportunities he sacrificed along the way.

Who is Stevens?

400

In this novel, the protagonist's New Year's resolutions are repeatedly undermined by the realities of dating, work, and the consequences of her own choices.

What is Bridget Jones's Library?

500

“Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.”

Who is Dr. Moreau?

500

In this 2014 horror novel by Nick Cutter, a group of Canadian Boy Scouts on a remote island encounter a terrifying biological threat after an emaciated stranger arrives at their campsite.

What is The Troop?

500

This character's death in The Kite Runner comes after he refuses to abandon his home, while his loyalty to the family he served remains one of the novel's central themes.

Who is Hassan?

500

This Russian nobleman in Anna Karenina becomes increasingly disillusioned with aristocratic society and experiences profound grief after a devastating loss.

Who is Konstantin Levin?

500

This novel begins with a New Year's celebration in which the protagonist receives a mysterious invitation that sets the events of the story in motion.

What is The Golden Compass?