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1. In how many of Peake's stories, including the "Gormenghast" books does the character Titus Groan appear?
2. Which of these plotlines from the "Gormenghast" books was left out of the mini series adaptation?
3. Which of these elements of "Gormenghast" books WAS included in the mini series?
4. Which of these women does not appear in "Titus Alone"?
5. Which of Peake's works does the following come from?- "All bare and cold in that gutter of gold/ You had no cause to be/ No more than it's right for the likes of you/ To be born in this century."
6. Complete the quotation from Peake's poem "I cannot give the reasons"- "I cannot be didactic or lucid, but I can be obscure and _______ _________"
7. Which of these short stories ends in the breaking of a valuable vase?
8. What is the name of the hero of "The Wit to Woo"?
9. In "The Wit to Woo" what is Sally Devius wearing when she first enters?
10. "The wit to woo" was was highly successful when it was first performed.
11. In "Titus Alone" what happens in The Black House?
12. In "Titus Alone" where is Titus when he rescues Black Rose from Veil?
13. Mervyn Peake made notes for a planned autobiography that was never written.
14. Which of the following is not a nonsense poem?
15. "Titus alone" ends the same way as "Gormenghast".
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