Test Your Bookish IQ with a Literary Quiz

Culture

22 Apr 2015

How well do you really know your literary classics? Now's the time to find out!

Click through to read little-known facts about seven famous books, then tell us how many you got right in the comments.

Click through to read little-known facts about seven famous books, then tell us how many you got right in the comments.

If someone mentioned a 19th-century love story about five sisters would you instantly think of Pride and Prejudice? Or if you heard of an award-winning author who dropped out of Stanford, would you recall the talented John Steinbeck?

Put your literary knowledge to the test with a literary quiz using trivia tidbits about seven classic books. Can you name them all?

This classic book tells the story of a farmer's journey through China in the early 1900s, although the big-screen version was filmed in California. The book won a Pulitzer Prize in 1932, and the author was the first American woman awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1938. — This classic book tells the story of a farmer’s journey through China in the early 1900s, although the big-screen version was filmed in California. The book won a Pulitzer Prize in 1932, and the author was the first American woman awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1938.

The Good Earth, by Pearl S. Buck

Download the ebook on Amazon, iTunes, and Barnes & Noble. — *The Good Earth*, by Pearl S. Buck
Download the ebook on Amazon, iTunes, and Barnes & Noble.

This is the story of a Southern family with dark secrets, adult twins with suicidal tendencies, and a New York City psychiatrist who tries to break down their walls. Although it's a novel, you might be surprised to find out many situations in the book are autobiographical, including parental abuse. — This is the story of a Southern family with dark secrets, adult twins with suicidal tendencies, and a New York City psychiatrist who tries to break down their walls. Although it’s a novel, you might be surprised to find out many situations in the book are autobiographical, including parental abuse.

The Prince of Tides, by Pat Conroy

Download the ebook on Amazon, iTunes, and Barnes & Noble. — *The Prince of Tides*, by Pat Conroy
Download the ebook on Amazon, iTunes, and Barnes & Noble.

This is the epic saga of a poor, African-American girl growing up in Georgia and the hardships she must overcome. Because of the narrator's frankness about sexual abuse and violence, the American Library Association ranked the book as one of the books most likely to be challenged or censored at the beginning of the century. — This is the epic saga of a poor, African-American girl growing up in Georgia and the hardships she must overcome. Because of the narrator’s frankness about sexual abuse and violence, the American Library Association ranked the book as one of the books most likely to be challenged or censored at the beginning of the century.

The Color Purple, by Alice Walker

Download the ebook on Amazon, iTunes, and Barnes & Noble. — *The Color Purple*, by Alice Walker
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This is the story of a little girl, her mysterious neighbor, and the trial that changes her life. Even though her book is read in practically every high-school English class, the author had only published one book in her entire life . . . until now.

To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee

Download the ebook on Amazon, — *To Kill a Mockingbird*, by Harper Lee
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This one tome is comprised of short vignettes about a small-town veterinarian's day-to-day life, tending to animals in the English countryside. The author worked a vet himself and his son became a vet after him. The site of their original practice is now a museum dedicated to the author. — This one tome is comprised of short vignettes about a small-town veterinarian’s day-to-day life, tending to animals in the English countryside. The author worked a vet himself and his son became a vet after him. The site of their original practice is now a museum dedicated to the author.

All Creatures Great and Small, by James Herriot

Download the ebook on Amazon, iTunes, and Barnes & Noble. — *All Creatures Great and Small*, by James Herriot
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This is the story of a Holocaust survivor in Brooklyn and the decision she had to make that haunted her until she died. The author, who shares certain characteristics with the book's narrator, helped found the The Paris Review. — This is the story of a Holocaust survivor in Brooklyn and the decision she had to make that haunted her until she died. The author, who shares certain characteristics with the book’s narrator, helped found the *The Paris Review*.

Sophie's Choice, by William Styron

Download the ebook on Amazon, iTunes, and Barnes & Noble. — *Sophie’s Choice*, by William Styron
Download the ebook on Amazon, iTunes, and Barnes & Noble.

This is the story of a brave and wealthy Nigerian tribe leader and his struggles with imposed Christianity and colonialism in the late 1800s. Although the protagonist in the story is a strong wrestler, renowned for his agility, the book's author was paralyzed from the waist down after a car accident later in life. — This is the story of a brave and wealthy Nigerian tribe leader and his struggles with imposed Christianity and colonialism in the late 1800s. Although the protagonist in the story is a strong wrestler, renowned for his agility, the book’s author was paralyzed from the waist down after a car accident later in life.

Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe

Download the ebook on Amazon, iTunes, and Barnes & Noble. — *Things Fall Apart*, by Chinua Achebe
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Test Your Bookish IQ with a Literary Quiz

No doubt you’ve read these seven classic bestsellers . . . but do you know the trivia behind each title?