Anti-Heroes trivia
Anti-Heroes Mini Quiz
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Which author created Tom Ripley in The Talented Mr. Ripley?
Patricia Highsmith introduced Tom Ripley in the first of five novels centered on the clever con man.
What does Holden Caulfield find written on his late brother Allie's baseball glove?
Allie wrote green-ink verse for reading in the outfield, making the glove a treasured keepsake after Allie's death.
What kind of hero does Don Quixote imagine himself to be in Don Quixote?
Don Quixote models himself on chivalric romances and seeks adventures as a wandering knight.
Which distinctive item does Holden Caulfield wear backward in The Catcher in the Rye?
Holden wears the cap with its peak at the back, making the bright color a conspicuous sign of independence.
Why is Holden Caulfield leaving Pencey Prep before the term ends?
Holden is failing most subjects while doing well in English, so Pencey ends Holden's enrollment before Christmas.
Which examining magistrate questions Raskolnikov about the pawnbroker's murder?
Porfiry Petrovich serves as the examining magistrate and probes Raskolnikov through psychological questioning.
In Don Quixote, what does Don Quixote mistake windmills for?
Don Quixote sees the windmills' blades as the arms of giants and charges them as enemies.
Whose conquests does Raskolnikov invoke in his extraordinary-person theory?
Raskolnikov invokes Napoleon's conquests when arguing that exceptional figures may cross moral boundaries.
In The Talented Mr. Ripley, whom does Tom Ripley travel to Italy to find?
Dickie's wealthy father commissions Ripley to persuade Dickie to leave Italy and return to the United States.
What name does Don Quixote give his idealized lady in Don Quixote?
Dulcinea is Don Quixote's imagined noble lady, based on the peasant Aldonza Lorenzo.