Flight of fancy, or is it? | Answers

The answers to my earlier post are shown in bold below. I have included the question simply for your information.

1. James Bond was the hero of Kingsley Amis’s 1968 novel Colonel Sun, which was published under the pseudonym Robert Markham, true or false?
   • True—Colonel Sunby Kingsley Amis—the first published James Bond continuation novel—follows Bond as he rescues M from communist Chinese kidnappers, uncovering a plot to cause an international incident.
2. Is the following true or false: Captain Yossarian is a character in Jules Verne’s Around the World in Eighty Days?
   • False—he is from Joseph Heller’s Catch-22. Captain John Yossarian, the protagonist of Joseph Heller’s Catch-22, is a 28-year-old bombardier stationed on Pianosa during World War II. Yossarian’s exploits are based on Heller’s experiences as a bombardier in the Army Air Corps, with the name Yossarian derived from Heller’s wartime friend, Francis Yohannan.
3. Oliver Mowat was the gamekeeper in Lady Chatterley’s Lover, is this true or is it false?
   • False—Oliver Mellors was the name of the gamekeeper. D.H. Lawrence’s final novel, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, published privately in 1928 and 1929, is renowned for its explicit content and led to a landmark obscenity trial in the UK in 1960 after being banned in several countries. The story follows Constance Chatterley, a married woman whose husband is paralysed, as she embarks on an affair with the gamekeeper, Oliver Mellors. This relationship highlights the class disparity between them .
4. James Charles Bigglesworth is a fictional character created by author Captain W.E. Johns, true or false?
   • True—Biggles, as Bigglesworth is known, is a fictional pilot and adventurer, and the hero of the Biggles series of adventure books written by W.E. Johns. The series, spanning both world wars, includes nearly a hundred volumes and was edited over time to reflect changing norms.

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It was a bright cold day in May, and the clocks were striking midday.

5. The above quote is the opening line of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-four. Is this true or false?
   • False—The opening line of Nineteen Eighty-Four is shown in the quote below. Nineteen Eighty-Four is a dystopian novel by George Orwell, published in 1949. The story, set in a totalitarian future, follows Winston Smith, a Party member who rebels against the oppressive regime led by Big Brother. Through psychological manipulation and torture, Winston is ultimately forced to conform and love Big Brother.

It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.