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1. Who was the author of the 'Waverley' novels?
2. Which Scottish author writes both contemporary and science fiction but adds an initial to his name for his science fiction works?
3. Robert Louis Stevenson was the author of many famous works including 'Treasure Island' and 'Kidnapped'. However, what other activity was his family noted for?
4. Which novel by Irvine Welsh was made into a 1996 movie starring Ewan McGregor and Robert Carlyle?
5. Who was the author of both 'The Blood of the Martyrs' and 'The Corn King and the Spring Queen'?
6. Which Scottish novel focuses on a teacher at the Marcia Blaine School for Girls?
7. Which novel was made into a 2002 film directed by Lynne Ramsay?
8. Who wrote 'The 39 Steps'?
9. Which of Neil M Gunn's novels deals with the coming of the Vikings to Scotland?
10. Which Scottish novel was the controversial winner of the 1994 Booker Prize?
11. Lewis Grassic Gibbon's "Scot's Quair" consists of three connected novels about life in the north-east of Scotland. Which of the following is not one of them?
12. Scottish author J.M. Barrie created a very famous boy in a novel written for children, who was he?
13. Who is the author of the Inspector Rebus novels?
14. Who was the famous companion of Dr Samuel Johnson who wrote an account of their tour of the Western Isles and later Johnson's biography?
15. 'Lanark: a Life in Four Books' was written by which Scottish author who also illustrates his/her own works?
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