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1. Anna Sewell's only novel "Black Beauty," published in 1877, was instantly a best seller. In choosing the theme of her work, Sewell addressed what important, but largely ignored, social issue?
2. Two fine examples of juvenile literature are "Where the Red Fern Grows" and "Old Yeller." What is the commonality of the storylines?
3. "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" is a short story by which famous writer?
4. What color links the works of L.M. Montgomery, W.H. Hudson and Richard Llewellyn?
5. What shade of red is the common bond in works by a Baroness and a New England Romantic?
6. G.K. Chesterton created a popular series of mystery novels based on which character?
7. Jack London's 1906 novel "White Fang" was a companion to his earlier "Call of the Wild" (1903). In what location were both novels set?
8. What short story by Edgar Allan Poe is set near Charleston, South Carolina?
9. "The Picture of Dorian Gray" was published by Oscar Wilde in periodical form in 1890 and as his only novel in 1891. What was the unintended consequence of its publication?
10. What book by Alice Walker won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for fiction?
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