1. In which war does much of the action in Sebastian Faulks's novel 'Birdsong' take place?

Second World War
American Civil War
First World War

2. Which of the following is a character in Joseph Heller's novel 'Catch 22'?

Philip Pirrip
Humbert Humbert
Major Major

3. Which 19th-century woman poet wrote 'Sonnets from the Portuguese'?

Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Emily Dickinson
Emily Bronte

4. In which Shakespeare play do the characters Rosencrantz and Guildenstern appear?

Hamlet
Cymbeline
Measure for Measure

5. In fiction, who taught at the Marcia Blaine School for Girls?

Mr Chips
Professor Sibyll Trelawney
Miss Jean Brodie

6. Which romantic hero was in love with Catherine Earnshaw, loathed Edgar Linton and was the guardian of Hareton Earnshaw?

Heathcliff
Lord Byron
Mr Rochester

7. In 'Life of Pi', what is the name of the tiger?

Richard Parker
Baby
Thirsty

8. What is the name of Irvine Welsh's sequel to 'Trainspotting'?

Glue
Porno
Rage

9. Under which name does Ian Rankin also write?

Jim Harvey
Jock Harvey
Jack Harvey

10. Which novel was banned in England between 1928 and 1960?

'Maurice' by E M Forster
'Lady Chatterley's Lover' by D H Lawrence
'Sexus' by Henry Miller