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FICTIONAL CHARACTERS: “A”

Each answer is the name of a fictional character whose name starts with the letter “A.” (e.g., Animated chipmunks named _____, Simon and Theodore. Answer: Alvin.)

Freshman level

1. He acquires a magic lamp from which he can summon a genie.

2. She falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world.

3. This captain of the Pequod chases Moby-Dick.

4. This lion appears in all seven of “The Chronicles of Narnia.”

5. One of The Three Musketeers.

Graduate level

6. The real name of this “Oliver Twist” character is Jack Dawkins.

7. This fearless Gaulish warrior is the titular hero of a French comic book series.

8. His two female friends are Veronica Lodge and Betty Cooper.

Answers: 1. Aladdin. 2. Alice. 3. (Captain) Ahab. 4. Aslan. 5. Athos or Aramis. 6. Artful Dodger. 7. Asterix. 8. Archie Andrews.

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