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Last Lines of Famous Novels Trivia Quiz

It was the last thing you read in that classic book. It should be easy to remember, right? See how many last lines you can identify from these famous novels.

A multiple-choice quiz by kmria. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
kmria

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
67,858

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2634

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. 'It was the devious-cruising Rachel, that in her retracing search after her missing children, only found another orphan.' Hint

Captains Courageous

David Copperfield

Moby Dick

Oliver Twist

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Question 2 of 10

2. 'The knife came down, missing him by inches, and he took off.' Hint

Catch-22

The Maltese Falcon

The Razor's Edge

Look Homeward Angel

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Question 3 of 10

3. 'So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.' Hint

Remembrance of Things Past

The Great Gatsby

Brave New World

The Time Machine

4. 'Darcy, as well as Elizabeth, really loved them; and they were both ever sensible of the warmest gratitude towards the persons who, by bringing her into Derbyshire, had been the means of uniting them.' Hint

Great Expectations

Pride and Prejudice

The Count of Monte Cristo

Wuthering Heights

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning.' Hint

To Kill A Mockingbird

Silas Marner

Native Son

Of Mice and Men

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Question 6 of 10

6. 'If you do, you start missing everybody.' Hint

Of Human Bondage

The Catcher In The Rye

Ethan Frome

Little Women

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'And Carlson said, 'Now what the hell ya suppose is eatin' them two guys?' Hint

War of the Worlds

O Pioneers

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

Of Mice and Men

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Question 8 of 10

8. 'All these things, with some very surprising incidents in new adventures of my own, for ten years more, I may perhaps give a farther account of hereafter.' Hint

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Robinson Crusoe

The Hobbit

Treasure Island

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Question 9 of 10

9. 'For all to be accomplished, for me to feel less lonely, all that remained to hope was that on the day of my execution there should be a huge crowd of spectators and that they should greet me with howls of execration.' Hint

The Stranger

Don Quixote

The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Man in the Iron Mask

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Question 10 of 10

10. 'It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.' Hint

Dante's Inferno

Ulysses

The Quick and the Dead

A Tale of Two Cities

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'It was the devious-cruising Rachel, that in her retracing search after her missing children, only found another orphan.'

Answer: Moby Dick

A novel containing one of the most famous opening lines also has a very satisfying final line. In this case, 'Rachel' refers to a ship.

2. 'The knife came down, missing him by inches, and he took off.'

Answer: Catch-22

The first line reads: 'It was love at first sight.' Obviously, there's plenty in between.

3. 'So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.'

Answer: The Great Gatsby

A great book examining the impact of the past on our present lives. Read it.

Answer: Pride and Prejudice

One for the ladies. Just kidding. This is an excellent book that will be enjoyed by anyone who takes the time to read it.

5. 'He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning.'

Answer: To Kill A Mockingbird

Good Ol' Atticus. The only use of 'waked up' I've ever come across in Literature.

6. 'If you do, you start missing everybody.'

Answer: The Catcher In The Rye

Some revealing words from one of literature's great misanthropes.

7. 'And Carlson said, 'Now what the hell ya suppose is eatin' them two guys?'

Answer: Of Mice and Men

Read about the rabbits, George.

8. 'All these things, with some very surprising incidents in new adventures of my own, for ten years more, I may perhaps give a farther account of hereafter.'

Answer: Robinson Crusoe

Robinson Crusoe is often credited as the first novel. Apparently, we should also credit Defoe with the idea of the sequel.

Answer: The Stranger

Yeah, it's an odd ending, but it beats the opening: 'Mother died today.'

10. 'It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.'

Answer: A Tale of Two Cities

Here's an easy one to boost your score.

Source: Author kmria

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