Inspiring female writers – Quiz

Who wrote Frankenstein?

• Malorie Blackman

• J.K. Rowling

• Mary Shelley

• Louisa May Alcott

Why did Mary Shelley start writing Frankenstein?

• She wanted to win a ghost story competition.

• She was assigned to write it in school.

• She wanted to write a story for her children.

• She was asked by a publisher to write a horror book.

Where was Mary Shelley when she started writing Frankenstein?

• At home in England

• On vacation with friends in Switzerland

• At a university in Scotland

• Traveling in France

What is Little Women about?

• A love story between a Nought and a Cross

• A group of sisters growing up together

• A school for wizards

• A horror story about a monster

Why did the sisters in Little Women not have much money?

• Their father was away fighting in the American Civil War.

• They were orphans living on the street.

• Their mother refused to work.

• They lived in a poor neighborhood in London.

What makes Noughts and Crosses different from other books?

• It is set in an alternate future.

• It talks about a school of magic.

• It is a ghost story.

• It was published in the 19th century.

When was Noughts and Crosses published?

• 1818

• 1868

• 1997

• 2001

What is the conflict in Noughts and Crosses?

• A war between humans and robots

• A love story between a black girl (a Cross) and a white boy (a Nought)

• A wizard trying to defeat a villain

• A young girl learning to survive without her parents

Where did J.K. Rowling start writing Harry Potter?

• England

• Scotland

• USA

• France

What is Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone about?

• A girl who invents a monster

• A school of magic and the adventures of three friends

• Four sisters who survive the Civil War

• A futuristic love story