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1

Who wrote The Remains of the Day?

Kazuo Ishiguro

Arundhati Roy

Kiran Desai

Salman Rushdie

Yann Martel

Explanation

The Remains of the Day (1989)is a novel by British author Kazuo Ishiguro. It concerns Lord Darlington’s butler Stevens and his relationship with a housekeeper in the days leading up to World War II.

Arundhati Roy won the 1999 Man Booker for The God of Small Things (1997), Kiran Desai won the Booker in 2006 for The Inheritance of Loss (2006), Salman Rushdie won the Booker in 1981 for Midnight's Children (1981), and Yann Martel is Canadian.

2

Who wrote The Remains of the Day?

Kazuo Ishiguro

Arundhati Roy

Kiran Desai

Salman Rushdie

Yann Martel

Explanation

The Remains of the Day (1989)is a novel by British author Kazuo Ishiguro. It concerns Lord Darlington’s butler Stevens and his relationship with a housekeeper in the days leading up to World War II.

Arundhati Roy won the 1999 Man Booker for The God of Small Things (1997), Kiran Desai won the Booker in 2006 for The Inheritance of Loss (2006), Salman Rushdie won the Booker in 1981 for Midnight's Children (1981), and Yann Martel is Canadian.

3

Who wrote The Remains of the Day?

Kazuo Ishiguro

Arundhati Roy

Kiran Desai

Salman Rushdie

Yann Martel

Explanation

The Remains of the Day (1989)is a novel by British author Kazuo Ishiguro. It concerns Lord Darlington’s butler Stevens and his relationship with a housekeeper in the days leading up to World War II.

Arundhati Roy won the 1999 Man Booker for The God of Small Things (1997), Kiran Desai won the Booker in 2006 for The Inheritance of Loss (2006), Salman Rushdie won the Booker in 1981 for Midnight's Children (1981), and Yann Martel is Canadian.

4

During what decade was The Corrections published?

2000s

1990s

1980s

1970s

1960s

Explanation

The Corrections was published in 2001 and received the National Book Award the same year.

5

During what decade was The Corrections published?

2000s

1990s

1980s

1970s

1960s

Explanation

The Corrections was published in 2001 and received the National Book Award the same year.

6

During what decade was The Corrections published?

2000s

1990s

1980s

1970s

1960s

Explanation

The Corrections was published in 2001 and received the National Book Award the same year.

7

To what genre does Fahrenheit 451 belong?

Dystopia

Fantasy

Political thriller

Tragedy

Psychoanalysis

Explanation

While much of Bradbury’s work is categorized as literary science fiction, Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopia that takes place in a society in which books are burned and knowledge is suppressed by an authoritarian state.

Ray Bradbury published Fahrenheit 451 in 1953.

8

To what genre does Fahrenheit 451 belong?

Dystopia

Fantasy

Political thriller

Tragedy

Psychoanalysis

Explanation

While much of Bradbury’s work is categorized as literary science fiction, Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopia that takes place in a society in which books are burned and knowledge is suppressed by an authoritarian state.

Ray Bradbury published Fahrenheit 451 in 1953.

9

To what genre does Fahrenheit 451 belong?

Dystopia

Fantasy

Political thriller

Tragedy

Psychoanalysis

Explanation

While much of Bradbury’s work is categorized as literary science fiction, Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopia that takes place in a society in which books are burned and knowledge is suppressed by an authoritarian state.

Ray Bradbury published Fahrenheit 451 in 1953.

10

During what decade was Fahrenheit 451 published?

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

Explanation

The novel was published in 1953 amidst real threats of book burning, censorship, and McCarthyism in America.

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