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1. "The Godfather" was a bestseller when it was released in 1969 and it spawned a successful trilogy of movies. Less well-known was a novel that Mario Puzo released in 1984 as a sequel to "The Godfather". What was this novel whose title character Salvatore Guiliano was born in the province of Palermo?
2. Sometimes stories and characters are continued by people other than the original author. It is rather well-known that Margaret Mitchell wrote only one novel in her lifetime, "Gone with the Wind", which was published in 1936. Believe it or not, which author wrote a sequel, "Scarlett", in 1991 that was adapted into a television mini-series in 1994?
3. "Catch-22" was the most famous work of Joseph Heller and it is well-known for its humorous take on the struggles of Yossarian trying to keep his sanity in paradoxical situations in the military. What last call for Yossarian and sequel to "Catch-22" did Heller publish in 1994 that explored the struggles of old age?
4. Oftentimes sequels will have part of the original in their title as well. What was the title of John Milton's 1671 sequel to the classic 1667 epic poem "Paradise Lost"?
5. I was surprised to learn that the 2003 novel "Eragon" is actually a part of a whole series of books known as the "Inheritance Cycle". Who is the author of this series famous for its dragons, battles, and magic?
6. The novel "Sons" was a sequel to a Pulitzer Prize winning novel from 1931. What Nobel laureate authored "Sons" which tells the story of how Wang Lung's three sons deal with their father's inheritance in a very combative way?
7. Taking its title from part of a T. S. Eliot poem, what 1960 novel from Chinua Achebe and follow-up to "Things Fall Apart" tells the story of Obi Okonkwo leaving his village in Nigeria to study in England and work in a big city?
8. The 1971 novel "That Was Then, This Is Now" includes the characters Ponyboy Curtis, Tim Shepard, and Curly Shepard. In what 1967 novel had these characters previously appeared as a member of the Greasers gang?
9. In 1978 Walter Wangerin, Jr. burst onto the scene with the acclaimed novel "The Book of the Dun Cow" in which animals protect the Earth from an evil Wyrm. Sadly, what sequel novel published in 1985 was not nearly as popular in spite of including many of the same characters and themes?
10. My last surprise was when I saw that the satirical 1955 novel "The Mouse That Roared" was actually the first of five novels in the "Mouse" series by Leonard Wibberley. Which was the third novel in this series, released in 1962 as a satire on the space race and the Cold War?
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