by romaine.crooks
Dive into the world of contemporary literature where stories come alive and truths are unveiled. This quiz will challenge your knowledge of modern fiction and nonfiction, testing your familiarity with recent best-sellers, influential authors, and groundbreaking works. Whether you’re a bookworm or a casual reader, you’ll find this quiz both entertaining and enlightening. Good luck, and may your love for literature guide you to a perfect score!
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Modern Fiction and Nonfiction Quiz Questions Overview
1. Who is the author of the novel ‘The Road’?
Cormac McCarthy
Stephen King
George Orwell
Margaret Atwood
2. Which book by Michelle Obama became a best-seller in 2018?
Becoming
The Light We Carry
American Grown
A Promised Land
3. Which novel by Haruki Murakami features a parallel world called 1Q84?
Kafka on the Shore
Norwegian Wood
1Q84
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
4. Who wrote the 2012 novel ‘Gone Girl’?
Gillian Flynn
Paula Hawkins
Tana French
Liane Moriarty
5. Which book by Yuval Noah Harari explores the history of humankind?
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
The Silk Roads
6. Which author wrote the novel ‘Normal People’?
Sally Rooney
Elena Ferrante
Zadie Smith
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
7. Which nonfiction book by Tara Westover chronicles her journey from a survivalist family to earning a PhD?
Educated
Hillbilly Elegy
The Glass Castle
Wild
8. Which dystopian novel by Margaret Atwood was adapted into a successful TV series?
The Handmaid’s Tale
Oryx and Crake
The Blind Assassin
Alias Grace
9. Which book by Angie Thomas addresses issues of race and police brutality?
The Hate U Give
Dear Martin
All American Boys
Long Way Down
10. Who wrote the novel ‘The Underground Railroad’?
Colson Whitehead
Toni Morrison
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Jesmyn Ward
11. Which 2019 novel by Ocean Vuong is written in the form of a letter to the author’s mother?
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
The Sympathizer
The Refugees
The Leavers
12. Which novel by Celeste Ng explores the complexities of motherhood and family dynamics?
Little Fires Everywhere
Everything I Never Told You
The Joy Luck Club
The Mothers
13. Which book by Brene Brown focuses on the power of vulnerability?
Daring Greatly
Rising Strong
Braving the Wilderness
The Gifts of Imperfection
14. Which novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie tells the story of a Nigerian woman who moves to the United States?
Americanah
Half of a Yellow Sun
Purple Hibiscus
The Thing Around Your Neck
15. Which book by Malala Yousafzai recounts her fight for education and being shot by the Taliban?
I Am Malala
He Named Me Malala
We Are Displaced
The Girl with the Louding Voice
16. Which 2019 novel by Margaret Atwood is a sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’?
The Testaments
Alias Grace
Oryx and Crake
The Blind Assassin
17. Which novel by Kazuo Ishiguro explores the life of a butler in post-war England?
The Remains of the Day
Never Let Me Go
An Artist of the Floating World
When We Were Orphans
18. Which book by John Green tells the story of two teenagers with cancer?
The Fault in Our Stars
Looking for Alaska
Paper Towns
An Abundance of Katherines
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