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1. Our first adventurer is a girl named Alice. Pursuing an intriguing white bunny, she literally goes down a rabbit hole in Lewis Carroll's novel. What does she find at the bottom?
2. C.S. Lewis's "Narnia" series is one of the most famous portal fantasies ever written. Which of these is NOT a way that a character in the story enters the magical world of Narnia?
3. In Neil Gaiman's 2002 novel "Coraline", a young girl discovers a mysterious door in her home, leading to a strange and wondrous version of her own apartment. She has an Other Mother and Other Father there, who seem to be much nicer than her own; there are even fascinating Other Neighbors. The place seems perfect. What does Coraline have to do to stay there forever?
4. In Philip Pullman's trilogy "His Dark Materials," characters can pass between one fantasy world and another. The first book takes place in a world that is similar to ours; subsequently, our heroes travel elsewhere by various means. Which of these tools, named in the title of one of the books, allows them to create portals between worlds?
5. In this novel by Diana Gabaldon, a 1940s nurse named Claire walks into a circle of standing stones and finds herself in another world: 1700s Scotland. A time-travel fantasy and a historical romance, the book wound up beginning a tremendously popular series. What is it called?
6. Violent weather events can be a surprisingly effective means of magical transport! In L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", how does Dorothy Gale end up traveling from the state of Kansas to the land of Oz?
7. Most literary heroes who pass through portals have some hope of getting home again -- but not always. In the story "He Walked Around the Horses", part of the Paratime series, Benjamin Bathurst's fate is sealed when he accidentally steps into a parallel universe while walking through a stableyard in 1809. Who wrote this short story?
8. In Christopher Stasheff's novel "Her Majesty's Wizard", hero Matthew Mantrell is unusually well prepared for his trip to a magical version of France. With what skill does Matthew quickly become known as a powerful wizard?
9. The young boy Bastian loves reading books and escaping to other worlds. When he picks up one particular fantasy novel, however, he gets much more than he expected: HE seems to be the savior whom the characters have been searching for. What's the title of this 1979 novel by Michael Ende?
10. Portal fantasies usually end with the traveler returning home, perhaps with a newfound drive to reconcile with family and appreciate what they've almost lost. The novella "Every Heart a Doorway" begins after that seemingly happy ending, with children who are desperately homesick for the worlds beyond that portal. Who wrote this eerie reflection on the consequences of adventure?
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