Each question refers to a quote from the beginning of a novel and has some questions about the quote.
One
Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of … on which a … and a … lay crossed.
The opening words of Ulysses by James Joyce are quoted above. What three words have been omitted?
Two
Once there were four children whose names were Peter, …, Edmund, and ….
What are the two girls’ names missing from these opening lines?
Three
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a … man in possession of a good …, must be in want of a ….
What three words are omitted from the opening words of an 1813 English novel, and what is that novel?
Four
The morning had dawned clear and cold, with a crispness that hinted at the end of summer. They set forth at daybreak to see a man beheaded, twenty in all, and … rode among them, nervous with excitement. This was the first time he had been deemed old enough to go with his lord father and his brothers to see the king’s justice done. It was the ninth year of summer, and the seventh of …’s life.
The same name has been omitted twice from the above opening quote. What is that name, and what 1996 novel is the quote from?
Five
Physicist Leonardo Vetra smelled burning flesh, and he knew it was his own.
What novel, published in 2000, opens with the above quote? Who wrote it, and what recurring protagonist is introduced in it?
Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.
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