"The Great Gatsby", a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, was based on the wild and fun life of Daisy. As outgoing as she is, she seems to find fun with the reclusive and shy neighbor, Jay Gatsby.
The novel was written back in 1925.
2. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Answer: Widow Douglas
Back in 1884, the novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was first published. You all know the central characters - Tom Sawyer, Jim and of course, Huck - but many seem to forget the adult in Huck's life. Widow Douglas was the woman who attempted to make a gentleman out of Huck. Huck didn't really have a motherly figure in his life while he was growing up, and was adopted by the Widow in the previous book, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer".
3. Lolita
Answer: Dolores Haze
You may not think this is an "old' novel, but it was written in 1955. This makes it over 60 years old and yes, that's older to some of us. Vladimir Nabokov took on the task of treating a controversial subject when he wrote this novel. These were not the type of things to write about, especially in the 50s, with an elderly man lusting after a child. Humbert explores the ways to have her for his own throughout the novel, including possibly murder. If you've read the novel you would know that Lolita was just a 'nickname' he made for the child, Dolores.
4. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Answer: The White Rabbit
Lewis Carroll had an enlarged imagination when he thought out this novel in 1865. A girl who follows around a white rabbit? Who would have thought of such things? He not only wrote this novel, but also "Through the Looking-Glass", about the character, Alice. Alice meets many characters on her adventures, including the Mock Turtle and a mad Queen who wants nothing to do with Alice. I think it's amazing that someone could come up with such a unique idea, but then again, it's what has kept us entertained for over 150 years.
5. Pride and Prejudice
Answer: Mr. Darcy
Jane Austen had quite a sense of romantic essence about her. I have been lucky enough to read a few of her books over the years. I also was intrigued about her books after seeing some of the movies. Each one, although at times difficult to read, created a fondness in me. Mr. Darcy was quite the gentleman, and has a unique sense of humor. Again, it's beautifully written even though it was written back in 1813. Over 200 years ago! To have lived in that time where romance was so special, even with a soft kiss or hand being touched.
6. To the Lighthouse
Answer: Lily Briscoe
Virginia Woolf has graced our pages with her views on Scotland in the early 1900s in this novel. Not just the life of Lily as an adult, but her childhood as well. As I read this book I just looked out and saw Isle of Skye myself. Virginia wrote this novel in 1927.
7. Great Expectations
Answer: Pip
"Great Expectations" was written by Charles Dickens in 1861. We follow the life of Pip, who grows from one type of person, an orphan, to a completely differently type at the end of the novel. It appears that at every turn Pip is constantly helping others and finally at the end, he meets his happiness, but I don't wish to give away the ending, but you will be pleased, I dare say.
8. The Grapes of Wrath
Answer: Tom Joad
I wonder if John Steinbeck knew he had written an incredible novel when he first thought this one out. Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962.
In this novel, we followed the trails of Tom through the towns during the Great Depression and all that it entailed. The book, which is not a true story, did capture a time many of our grandparents suffered in. An interesting novel that I beg of you to pick up and read one day.
9. Jane Eyre
Answer: Bessie, the servant
Charlotte Bronte and her sisters all shared the love of writing. "Jane Eyre" was a story of another orphaned child who was sent to live with her distant relatives. I tend to wonder why a lot of the older stories dealt with orphans? Anyhow, back to the novel, Jane found a friend in Bessie, during her time at the home. Charlotte wrote this novel back in 1847.
10. To Kill a Mockingbird
Answer: Jem Finch
Harper Lee originally published this novel the same year I was born, in 1960. Harper took a stab at bringing up the very controversial issues in this novel of racism and failure of the justice system to be fair and impartial. Jem Finch and his sister, Scout, watched their father and learned from him during the trial and throughout their lives. Harper was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and rightly justified.
This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor looney_tunes before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.
