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Reading is something you always have enjoyed, and sometimes it seems like you have done a lot of it, but where do you really stack up? How well read are you? Take this quiz and find out!Advertisement
What do you call a book of fiction between 20 and 50 thousand words?
A novella
A novelite
A short book
A poem
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Which of these writers is known mostly for short stories, but just wrote his first novel?
Herman Melville
George Sanders
Jack Kerouac
Chuck Klosterman
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Which of these authors does not write transgressive fiction?
Chuck Palahniuk
Hubert Selby
Bret Easton Ellis
Dr. Seuss
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Who wrote "How to Win Friends and Influence People?"
Dale Carnegie
Tony Robbins
Eckhart Tolle
Deepak Chopra
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Do you ever blow off social engagements to stay home and read?
Yes, all the time.
I have once or twice.
No, but I have thought of it.
No way, are you kidding me?
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Do you ever go to the beach without a book?
No
Not usually
Yeah, I hardly ever bring one.
I never bring one.
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Have you ever reread a book more than once?
Yes, numerous times
I have done that with a few books.
I have done that once.
No, I never do that.
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Do you ever run out of room to put your books?
Yes, all the time.
No, but I am getting close to that.
No, but sometimes my place is a little cluttered.
No, not at all.
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What true crime book released this year centers on the bizarre trial of a New York City police officer?
"Raw Deal"
"In Cold Blood"
"Devil in the White City"
"Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil"
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What book of poetry was Walt Whitman best known for?
"Leaves of Grass"
"Grass of Leaves"
"Leaves and Grass"
"Grass Makes Leaves"
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Do you ever make obscure references about books that no one understands?
Yes, all the time.
Sometimes.
I don't think so.
Never.
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Have you ever picked up a book at the library and then sat down and read the whole thing?
Yes, many times.
A few times.
No, but I have come close.
Are you kidding? Why would I do that?
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Would you go out with someone that wasn't really into reading?
No chance.
Probably not.
Sure, if they had a lot of other good qualities.
Why would I care about that?
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Do you get happy when someone buys you a book for Christmas?
Of course!
I am pretty happy about it.
I could go either way.
No, I get kind of bummed.
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Have you ever stayed up all night reading?
Sure, lots of times
Once or twice
No, but I have stayed up late
No, not ever
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Which of these did Edgar Allen Poe write?
"The Fall of the House of Usher"
"The Rise of the House of Usher"
"The Fall of a Man Called Usher"
"Usher, a Man and His Dream"
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Which of these was a book by Raymond Chandler?
"The Big Sleep"
"The Big Lie"
"The Big War"
"The Big Sandwich"
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