American Literature Trivia

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What is the name of Captain Ahab’s whaling ship in Moby-Dick?

Answer: Pequod

Bonus fact: Moby-Dick was published in 1851 and is narrated by Ishmael.

Mark Twain was the pen name of which writer?

Answer: Samuel Clemens

Bonus fact: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published in London in 1884 and in the United States in 1885.

Little Women is set in Massachusetts during which war?

Answer: American Civil War

Bonus fact: The novel follows the four March sisters: Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy.

Who wrote Walden?

Answer: Henry David Thoreau

Bonus fact: The Library of Congress lists Walden as published in 1854.

What wartime role explains the March sisters’ father being away from home in Little Women?

Answer: Union Army chaplain

Bonus fact: Little Women follows Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March in Civil War-era Massachusetts.

In what year was The Adventures of Tom Sawyer published?

Answer: 1876

Bonus fact: The novel follows Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn along the Mississippi River.