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Who is the author of the historical novel The Pillars of the Earth?
1Ken Follett
2J. R. R. Tolkien

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Ken Follett is the author of the historical novel The Pillars of the Earth, published in 1989, which recounts the construction of a cathedral in 12th century England.
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Ken Follett is the author of the historical novel The Pillars of the Earth, published in 1989, which recounts the construction of a cathedral in 12th century England.
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Which famous novel by Charles Dickens was published between February 1837 and April 1839?
2Oliver Twist
1David Copperfield

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Charles Dickens' famous novel Oliver Twist was published between February 1837 and April 1839. It tells the poignant story of a young orphan.
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Charles Dickens' famous novel Oliver Twist was published between February 1837 and April 1839. It tells the poignant story of a young orphan.
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Which novel by John Steinbeck received the Pulitzer Prize in 1940?
2The Grapes of Wrath
1Of Mice and Men

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The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck's masterpiece published in 1939, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1940 for its poignant exploration of the Great Depression.
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The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck's masterpiece published in 1939, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1940 for its poignant exploration of the Great Depression.
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How many years do the events described in The Hobbit and those of The Fellowship of the Ring separate?
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Book I opens on the one hundred and eleventh anniversary of Bilbo Bessac, sixty years after the events described in The Hobbit.
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Book I opens on the one hundred and eleventh anniversary of Bilbo Bessac, sixty years after the events described in The Hobbit.
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Who is the author of the play Waiting for Godot published in 1952?
2Samuel Beckett
1Oscar Wilde

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Waiting for Godot, a play published in 1952, was written by Samuel Beckett, Irish playwright and leading figure of the theater of the absurd.
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Waiting for Godot, a play published in 1952, was written by Samuel Beckett, Irish playwright and leading figure of the theater of the absurd.
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When was Truman Capote's novel In Cold Blood published?
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11946

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In Cold Blood: A True Tale of Multiple Murder and its Consequences is a non-fiction novel belonging to the literary genre of true crime written by the American author Truman Capote and published in 1966.
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In Cold Blood: A True Tale of Multiple Murder and its Consequences is a non-fiction novel belonging to the literary genre of true crime written by the American author Truman Capote and published in 1966.
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In The Three Musketeers, who is the author of Constance Bonacieux's kidnapping?
1Richelieu
2Milady de Winter

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In The Three Musketeers, Constance Bonacieux is kidnapped on the orders of Cardinal de Richelieu, but it's Milady de Winter who orchestrates her poisoning.
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In The Three Musketeers, Constance Bonacieux is kidnapped on the orders of Cardinal de Richelieu, but it's Milady de Winter who orchestrates her poisoning.
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How many short stories compose the collection Lord Arthur Savile's Crime by Oscar Wilde?
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26

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The Canterville Ghost and Other Short Stories by Oscar Wilde comprises four short stories, published between 1887 and 1891, combining humor, fantasy and satire.
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The Canterville Ghost and Other Short Stories by Oscar Wilde comprises four short stories, published between 1887 and 1891, combining humor, fantasy and satire.
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Which character is the leader of the pirates in Robert Louis Stevenson's adventure novel Treasure Island?
2Long John Silver
1Billy Bones

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In Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, the pirates' leader is Long John Silver, a cunning and fearsome cook with a buccaneering past.
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In Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, the pirates' leader is Long John Silver, a cunning and fearsome cook with a buccaneering past.
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Who is the author of the realist novel Bel-Ami published in 1885?
2Guy de Maupassant
1Gustave Flaubert

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The author of the realistic novel Bel-Ami, published in 1885, is Guy de Maupassant, a famous 19th-century French writer.
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The author of the realistic novel Bel-Ami, published in 1885, is Guy de Maupassant, a famous 19th-century French writer.
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