ISAAC ASIMOV’S SUPER QUIZ

Take this Super Quiz to a PhD. Score one point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, two points on the Graduate Level and three points on the PhD Level.

SUBJECT: LITERARY FEMALE CHARACTERS

Name the book in which the female character is featured. (e.g., Clarissa Dalloway. Answer: Mrs. Dalloway.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Scarlett O’Hara

2. Dorothy Gale

3. Jo March

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. Jean Louise (‘Scout’) Finch

5. Elizabeth Bennet

6. Anne Shirley

PHD LEVEL

7. Hester Prynne

8. Mary Lennox

9. Holly Golightly

ANSWERS FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16:

1. Attend. 2. Offend. 3. Defend. 4. Extend. 5. Depend. 6. Intend. 7. Expend. 8. Legend. 9. Append.

SCORING:

18 points – congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points – honours graduate; 10 to 14 points – you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points – you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points – enrol in remedial courses immediately; 0 points – who reads the questions to you?