Literature Quiz: My Purple Scented Novel

What was the name of the once obscure novelist who stole a life and connected his name with the celebrated novelist Jocelyn Tarbet?

• Tommy Finch

• Parker Sparrow

• Oliver Reed

• Henry Thompson

Where did the two friends study and read the same subject, English literature?

• He doesn't say

• Oxford University

• Cambridge University

• Harvard University

What was the name of the first real, grown-up literary magazine in which Parker Sparrow published his story?

• The London Review

• The North London Review

• The Modern Writer

• The Literary Gazette

Who wrote a TV play?

• Jocelyn

• Parker

Where did Parker Sparrow move with his family after having a child named Matt?

• Nottingham

• Durham

• Southwest London

• Charing Cross

What was the title of the novel that Parker Sparrow created by copying Jocelyn's work and sending it to an old-fashioned vanity press?

• The Stolen Symphony

• The Dance She Refused

• The Purple Scented Novel

• The Tumult

What did Jocelyn do for a living after his work was stolen and he faced a crisis in his career?

• Working in a bookstore

• Becoming a chef

• Selling real estate

• Teaching creative writing

Where did Jocelyn move to after selling his house and facing rejection in the publishing world?

• Durham

• Notting Hill

• Hampstead

• Brixton

What do you think of Parker Sparrow and his actions?

What theory does Jocelyn share with Parker Sparrow regarding their intertwined lives and writing?

• They shared thoughts and imaginations

• They were literary rivals

• They were enemies

• They were the same person