American Lit Tossups Part 2
Moby Dick or The Whale Bonuses
A character in this novel can only be killed by hemp, according to the Parsee Fedallah; that character throws his pipe overboard and nails a gold doubloon to the mast of his ship. An unused coffin once carried by (*) Queequeg serves as the narrator's lifeboat when the Pequod sinks in this novel, which begins "Call me Ishmael." For 10 points, name this Herman Melville novel about Captain Ahab's quest for the title white whale.
The Legend of Sleepy Hallow
A schoolhouse in this work was designed so a thief could easily get in, but not out, though this proves ineffective against Abraham Van Brunt. Katrina Van Tassel marries Brom Bones after a schoolteacher disappears in this story, which was collected in The (*) Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon. Ichabod Crane flees the Headless Horseman in, for 10 points, what story by Washington Irving?
Gordon Korman
He wrote his first novel, "This Can't Be Happening At Macdonald Hall" while still in seventh grade. Characters Bruno and Boots star in six of this author's other novels; since then, he has written four installments of the "39 Clues" series, including "One False Note" and "The Emperor's Code". The (*)) "Swindle" and "On The Run" series were written by, for 10 points, what author of "Ungifted"?
Holes
In a flashback in this novel, Igor Barkov is almost defeated for Myra Menke's hand in marriage. This novel's protagonist fondly remembers a lullaby that begins "If only, if only" as he unknowingly works to find Kate Barlow's buried treasure at (*) Camp Green Lake. Madame Zeroni's curse on the Yelnats family is finally broken by Stanley in, for 10 points, what novel by Louis Sachar, set in a desert where lawbreaking children are forced to dig?
Kurt Vonnegurt Jr.
In a work by this author, Pontiac dealer Dwayne Hoover is obsessed with a science fiction author. One of his novels takes place in San Lorenzo, the home of Bokononism. A ballerina is shot by Diana (*) Moon Glampers in a short story by this author of Breakfast of Champions and Cat's Cradle, who created the fictional writer Kilgore Trout. For 10 points, name this American author of the short story "Harrison Bergeron," who created Billy Pilgrim for his novel Slaughterhouse-Five.
Ernest Hemingway
In one novel by this author, Robert Cohn and Jake Barnes both pursue Lady Brett Ashley as they travelthrough Spain. In another novel by this author, Catherine loves an American soldier fighting in World War I,Frederic Henry. In one of this man's novellas, (*)) Santiago goes eighty-four days without catching a fish. For 10points, name this author of The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, and The Old Man and the Sea.
The Last of The Mohicans
In this book, the French general Montcalm shows one character a letter from General Webb, whichprompt ons a long march during which a massacre occurs. The beginning of this novel sees Colonel Munro'stwo daughters being escorted to Fort William Henry. The evil Magua kills Uncas and Cora only to be shotlater by (*)) Natty Bumppo in this work. For 10 points, what second novel of James Fenimore Cooper'sLeatherstocking Tales is titled for the sole survivor of a Native American tribe?
Watership Down
In this novel, one character has a vision of the destruction of Sandleford which ultimately turns out to be true. That character, Fiver, ultimately starts a search for a new home along with Hazel, BigWig, and Silver. After the title warren is found, a rival faction attacks the protagonists, who are a group of (*)) rabbits. For 10 points, name this novel written by Richard Adams.
The Last of The Mohicans
In this work, David Gamut tries to teach beavers to sing psalms, and Heyward pretends to be a medicine man so he can rescue Alice. Cora Munro is captured by Magua, who kills Uncas during a failed rescue attempt by (*) Chingachgook and Natty Bumppo, who is also known as Hawkeye. For 10 points, identify this second novel in The Leatherstocking Tales, a work by James Fenimore Cooper about the final member of a Native American tribe.
To Kill A Mockingbird
In this work, Heck Tate orders the shooting of Tim Johnson, and the protagonist discusses entailment to calm down Walter Cunningham's father. This novel's narrator frightens Calpurnia by sitting in a balcony with (*) Dill to watch her father defend Tom Robinson against the Ewells. Atticus Finch appears in, for 10 points, what novel about Jem and Scout, written by Harper Lee?
Uncle Tom's cabin; Life Among the Lowly
In this work, Quimbo and Sambo violently beat the protagonist and Eliza escapes over the Ohio River with her baby. This work's title character meets Augustine after he saves little Eva St. Clare from drowning. He is sold to Master Haley and to (*)) Simon Legree. For 10 points, name this book about a slave whose death sets the Shelbys' slaves free, a book by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
The Phantom Tollbooth
One character in this book describes himself as the "shortest giant" and "tallest midget." The protagonist is instructed to follow a line forever and then turn left to find infinity. The protagonist is accompanied by Tock and the Humbug in a quest to rescue Rhyme and Reason from the Castle in the Air. (*)) For 10 points, name this Norton Juster novel about Milo, who drives his toy car through the title object.
Farenheit 451
One character in this novel asks the protagonist if he's happy; that character is Clarisse McClellan. Another character in this book sets herself on fire rather than leave her house. Professor Faber helps lead the main character away from the Mechanical Hound. The protagonist of this novel kills his boss Beatty by setting him on (*)) fire. For 10 points, name this dystopian Ray Bradbury novel in which Guy Montag burns books.
The Red Badge Of Courage
One character in this novel hears his companions called "mule drivers" and "mud diggers." The protagonist abandons a "tattered soldier" after a battle and allows an injury from being hit with a rifle to be mistaken for a bullet wound, the title (*) mark he longs for. Jim Conklin dies refusing help in, for 10 points, this novel about Union soldier Henry Fleming, a work by Stephen Crane.
The Tale of Desperaux
One character in this story is sold by her father and is partially deaf. The protagonist reveals himself toPrincess Pea and is then sentenced to death in the dungeon. Spoons, bowls, kettles, and soup are outlawedafter the queen dies of fright when a (*)) rat falls in her food. For 10 points, name this 2004 novel which became a2008 film, a Newbery Medal winner by Kate DiCamillo.
The Old Man and the Sea
One character in this work is called salao, but fondly remembers his first fishing trip with a five-year-old helper. That protagonist dreams of lions on a beach, and he remains confident in the Yankees and the "great DiMaggio." (*) Manolin is forbidden to go with the title character in this novella, who goes for 84 days without a fish before finally catching a marlin, only to have it get eaten by sharks. For 10 points, identify this novella about Santiago, a work by Ernest Hemingway.
Robert Lee Frost
One poem by this author relates "The Death of the Hired Man," and another discusses "Fire and Ice" causing the end of the world. The speaker of one of this man's poems believes he "shall be telling this with a sigh / somewhere ages and ages hence" while he discusses what happend in a "yellow wood," (*) and another of his poems begins, "whose woods these are I think I know / his house is in the village, though." For 10 points, name this American poet of "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" and "The Road Not Taken."
Kurt Vonnegut
This author created a fictional author who wrote the equally fictional book, Venus on the Half-Shell. Thatfictional author, Kilgore Trout, appears in many of this man's works, including Breakfast of Champions andGod Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. He also wrote about a man who is abducted by (*)) Trafalmadorians aftersurviving the firebombing of Dresden. For 10 points, identify this author who wrote about Billy Pilgrim inSlaughterhouse-Five.
Jules Verne
This author wrote about the Abraham Lincoln and her crew members Conseil, Ned Land, and Pierre Aronnax. In one work by this man, Phileas Fogg and (*) Passepartout [pass-par-too] win a bet by completing the title action. Another of his novels centers on the submarine Nautilus and Captain Nemo. For 10 points, identify this author of Around the World in 80 Days and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
Leaves of Grass
This book describes a creature who "launch'd forth, filament, filament, filament out of itself," and a narrator who "look'd up in perfect silence at the stars." This collection contains "A Noiseless Patient Spider" and "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer" and this work honors (*) Lincoln with the poems "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomed" and "O Captain! My Captain!" "Song of Myself" appears in, for 10 points, what poetry collection by Walt Whitman?
Buck
This character becomes his team's leader after defeating Spitz in a final fight. After being sold toMercedes, Hal, and Charles, he is rescued by John Thornton. His devotion to Thornton is total; he savesThornton's life from a drunken miner and from river rapids. (*)) For 10 points, what dog stolen from Californiabecomes a Yukon sled dog in Jack London's The Call of the Wild?
Nick Carraway
This character looks like his great uncle, who sent a substitute to the Civil War and started a family hardware business. In his "younger and more vulnerable years," he was told not to criticize people who may not have had his advantages. He has a love affair with the golfer (*) Jordan Baker and went to a funeral with Henry Gatz. The second cousin once removed of Daisy Buchanan, for 10 points, identify this narrator of The Great Gatsby.
E(dward) E(stlin) Cummings
This man wrote poems like "maggie and milly and molly and may" and "i carry your heart with me." He chronicled his imprisonment during World War 1 in The Enormous Room. He wrote about "someones marry[ing] their everyones" and "sun moon stars rain" in "anyone lived in a pretty how town." (*)) For 10 points, name this poet known for his unconventional use of punctuation and capitalization.
The Catcher in The Rye
This novel's protagonist has a sister for whom he buys the record "Little Shirley Beans." The main character of this work loses the fencing team's equipment on the subway and has siblings named D.B, Allie, and Phoebe. That protagonist gets kicked out of (*)) Pencey Prep, and walks around New York City complaining about the "phoniness" of the world. For 10 points, name this novel about Holden Caulfield by J.D. Salinger.
Beat Generation (Beatniks)
Two members of this movement collaborated on And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks in 1945. Another member of this movement wrote "I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness" in the poem "Howl." William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, and the author of (*) On the Road, Jack Kerouac, were members of, for 10 points, what 1950's American literary movement, stereotyped by bongo-playing poets, that inspired the hippies of the 1960's?
