Nancy Drew

There are over ______ Nancy Drew novels published.

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True or False? Multiple authors contributed to the Nancy Drew novel series over the years. ​

• True

• False

• Maybe?

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What is the term for an author who can't use their real name and someone else gets all the credit for their work?

• bogus

• anonymous

• valentine

• ghostwriter

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What state was Mildred Wirt Benson born in?

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What year was Benson born in?

• 1900

• 1905

• 1920

• 1915

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What university did Benson graduate from?

• Univeristy of Iowa

• Iowa State University (ISU)

• University of Northern Iowa (UNI)

• Coe College

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Benson wrote ___ of the first 30 Nancy Drew novels.

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What was the name of the FIRST Nancy Drew novel Benson wrote?

• The Clue of the Broken Locket

• The Secret of the Old Clock

• The Hidden Staircase

• The Bungalow Mystery

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Benson got paid a flat fee of $_____ for each Nancy Drew novel that she wrote.

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What was the name that Benson, and other authors, wrote under for the Nancy Drew series?

• Peter Jennings

• Carolyn Keene

• Penny Parker

• Edward Stratemeyer

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