FAMOUS FICTIONAL BOOKS

(e.g., This J.K. Rowling 1997 fantasy novel was the first of a series. Answer: “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s (Sorcerer’s) Stone.”)

Freshman level

1. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book is also known as “Life Among the Lowly.”

2. L. Frank Baum’s novel features a girl from Kansas named Dorothy.

3. Beatrix Potter’s children’s book about a mischievous rabbit.

Graduate level

4. Lewis Carroll’s story about a girl who falls through a rabbit hole.

5. A Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes about a man from La Mancha.

6. This historical novel by Charles Dickens is set in London and Paris.

Ph.D. level

7. A collection of poetry by Walt Whitman.

8. Dante Alighieri’s classic Italian narrative poem about the afterlife.

9. This novel by J.R.R. Tolkien is also known as “There and Back Again.”

Answers: 1. “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” 2. “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” 3. “The Tale of Peter Rabbit.” 4. “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” 5. “Don Quixote.” 6. “A Tale of Two Cities.” 7. “Leaves of Grass.” 8. “Divine Comedy.” 9. “The Hobbit.”

— North America Syndicate