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  The "Fletch" Mysteries by Gregory McDonald    
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Gregory McDonald's "Fletch" was such a great character, even Chevy Chase couldn't mess him up! Seriously, see how well you know the funniest investigative journalist in literature.
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Gregory McDonald Trivia Questions
1. Who proves to be the head of the heroin trade on the beach, in Gregory McDonald's first novel, "Fletch"?

From Quiz The "Fletch" Mysteries by Gregory McDonald

Answer: the chief of police

While Fletch is trying to figure out who runs the local drug trade, he's approached by a rich man who wants to pay Fletch to kill him. So, Fletch has two big mysteries to solve.

2. What's Fletch's real first name?

From Quiz The "Fletch" Mysteries by Gregory McDonald

Answer: Irwin

Small wonder that Irwin Fletcher prefers not to use his first name.

3. In which novel is Fletch living the easy, pleasant life of a beach bum in Rio De Janeiro?

From Quiz The "Fletch" Mysteries by Gregory McDonald

Answer: Carioca Fletch

At the end of "Fletch", our hero escaped to Brazil with millions of dollars that had belonged to Alan Stanwyk, who'd hired Fletch to kill him.

4. In "Fletch and the Widow Bradley", what does Fletch discover happened to the late Tom Bradley?

From Quiz The "Fletch" Mysteries by Gregory McDonald

Answer: He had a sex-change operation

Tom Bradley faked his death, had a sex-change operation, and returned to town, posing as his own sister.

5. Who's the beautiful female journalist that Fletch flirts with in both "Fletch and the Man Who" and "Fletch's Fortune"?

From Quiz The "Fletch" Mysteries by Gregory McDonald

Answer: Freddie Arbuthnot

Her real name is Fredericka, of course.

6. What quirky detective first appeared in "Confess, Fletch," and was later the primary hero of four other Gregory McDonald novels?

From Quiz The "Fletch" Mysteries by Gregory McDonald

Answer: Inspector Francis Xavier Flynn

The Inspector appeared in Gregory McDonald's "Flynn", "Flynn's Inn", "The Buck Passes Flynn" and "Flynn's World".

7. Where does Fletch meet his long-lost father, in the prequel "Fletch Won"?

From Quiz The "Fletch" Mysteries by Gregory McDonald

Answer: Africa

On the day of his wedding, Fletch receives a note from his father, inviting him to Africa. The note is signed, oddly enough, "Fletch."

8. In "Fletch and the Man Who", just exactly who IS "the man who"?

From Quiz The "Fletch" Mysteries by Gregory McDonald

Answer: a candidate for President of the U.S.

He's Governor Caxton Wheeler, whose son had served in Viet Nam with Fletch years earlier.

9. In "Fletch's Moxie", who or what is Moxie?

From Quiz The "Fletch" Mysteries by Gregory McDonald

Answer: a beautiful actress

Moxie Mooney is a movie star, as was her father before her.

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