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1. One of Virginia Woolf's most famous novels is a day-in-the-life account of a high-society woman, Clarissa, living in England after World War One. The day concludes with a party that rages late into the night. Unfortunately, Clarissa's party is darkened by the news of her friend Septimus's suicide. What is the title of this book?
2. In "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka, a drastic event happens overnight while the main character, Gregor Samsa, sleeps. What happens?
3. Milo Minderbinder, a greedy embodiment of capitalism, ultimately betrays his country and brothers in arms just to turn a profit. In which paradoxically-titled novel do Milo's planes bomb his very own camp, killing dozens, as the soldiers relax after dinner?
4. "The Odyssey" and "The Aeneid" both recount one of the most famous scenes in literature. A wooden gift is placed at the gates of Troy and received by the citizens. Then, in the middle of the night, Greek soldiers hiding inside this gift creep out, opening the gates for the rest of the Greek army, and thus effectively ending the Trojan War. In which shape was this infamous wooden gift?
5. "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" begins with the protagonist, Christopher, one night discovering his neighbor's dog killed with a garden fork. The novel follows Christopher as he tries to solve the mystery of this dog's death. What makes Christopher an unusual protagonist?
6. Our narrator murders an old man in the middle of the night, dismembering his body and hiding the pieces under the home's floor boards. When the police come knocking that night, the murderer is driven mad by the sound of the old man's heart still beating under the floor boards. Who is the author of this famous short story?
7. In George Orwell's famous "Animal Farm", two pigs named Snowball and Napoleon organize a farmyard revolt. Late one night, the animals stage a rebellion and drive their drunken owner from the farm. What was this unkind, greedy farmer's name?
8. In the first book in the series by J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter sneaks out of his dorm late at night wearing an invisibility cloak. He is smuggling what forbidden item up to the astronomy tower of Hogwarts?
9. In which novel is the titular character famous for throwing extravagant Jazz-Age parties that extend late into the night, every Saturday night?
10. In Dickens' classic novella "A Christmas Carol", Ebenezer Scrooge is visited late one Christmas Eve by the tortured ghost of his greedy former business partner who had passed seven years before. What was this business partner's name?
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