Location! Location! Location! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Amsterdam

This world famous novel is the diary of a young Dutch girl named Anne Frank, who was forced into hiding from the Nazis in the rear of a 17th century canal house in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The vast majority of the diary is written from a small hidden annex inside her father's former place of employment.

This photo of location is now open for public tours and has been turned into a museum.

Answer: Boston

Hawthorne's novel "The Scarlet Letter" takes place in colonial times in the city of Boston. When the main character, Hester Prynne, becomes pregnant out of wedlock and refuses to divulge the name of the father, she is introduced to the ugliness that can sometimes be seen in the human spirit.

Although the story is set in a Puritan community centuries ago, the moral dilemmas of personal responsibility, anger, revenge and guilt are still part of our daily lives.

Answer: Maycomb, Alabama

One of the most popular novels of the 20th century had to be "To Kill a Mockingbird", the first novel by author Harper Lee. Set in the small southern town of Maycomb, Alabama, this novel is told from the perspective of a ten year old girl. Published in 1960, it caused a sensation when it dealt openly with racism, drug addiction, rape, and preconceived notions. It also was one of the first books to openly use racial epithets. The novel managed to capture the personality of a small town in the American south at that time.

Answer: Anne of Green Gables

The 1908 novel "Anne of Green Gables", written by L. M. Montgomery, tells the story of an eleven-year-old orphan girl who is adopted and moves to the beautiful Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. There have been numerous sequels to the book, as well as television shows and films.

This novel and its sequels explore the importance of family, responsibility, education, and acceptance of others.

Answer: Australia

John Hooker's 1984 novel "The Bush Soldiers" is a war drama set in Australia during World War II. It mixes fact with drama, and is centered around five soldiers and their battles, both military and private, with the Japanese enemy. The novel explores the repercussions of an alternate history, and features the harsh environment of Australia's interior, and the skills it takes to survive there.

Answer: London

Jules Verne's novel "Around the World in 80 Days", first published in 1873, is an adventure novel which opens in the city of London, England. The main character is the wealthy but eccentric Phileas Fogg. It tells of his adventures as he and his French valet attempt to go around the world in 80 days, on a bet.

This is a novel which may start in London, but features numerous cities around the world including Bombay, San Francisco, Yokohama and Suez.

Answer: St. Petersburg, Missouri

The character of Tom Sawyer appears in four different novels by Mark Twain, including "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer". He lives in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri with his Aunt Polly, his cousin Mary, and his half-brother Sid. Much of Tom's life is centered around the Mississippi River, as was that of the author, Mark Twain.

Answer: Devil's Island

"Papillon" is an autobiographical novel by French convict Henri Charriere. Published in 1969, it describes life on the hellish Devil's Island, a French penal colony located off the coast of French Guiana. It tells of his amazing and dangerous escape from the penal colony.

The veracity of parts of the story have been challenged, but there is no doubt that Charriere was imprisoned on the island and that he did escape.

Answer: False

Jacqueline Susann's hit novel "Valley of the Dolls" starts with the central characters living in New York City, not in Hollywood. The 'dolls' mentioned in the title refer to the drugs, especially sleeping pills, that were used in the entertainment field at that time. The novel follows three women and their careers on Broadway and in film over a period of twenty years.

Answer: True

"The Good Earth" takes place in Anhwei, China not long before World War I. Exact dates are not provided, but must be discerned from descriptions given in the novel. This book explores the cultural prejudices against the disabled, females, the poor, and some religions.

It tried to focus on showing another side of Chinese culture that had not been seen in America before this novel was written.