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1996 First Lines Trivia


Match the first line with the book it comes from.

1. My father and mother should have stayed in New York where they met and married and where I was born.
A) THE FALLEN MAN by Tony Hillerman
B) ANGELA'S ASHES by Frank McCourt
C) THE HORSE WHISPERER by Nicholas Evans
D) IN THE BEAUTY OF THE LILIES by John Updike

2. I am seated in an office, surrounded by heads and bodies.
A) PRIMARY COLORS by Anonymous
B) ABSOLUTE POWER by David Baldacci
C) MCNALLY'S PUZZLE by Lawrence Sanders
D) INFINITE JEST by David Foster Wallace

3. I drove to the restaurant and parked, then leaned back in my seat to think for a moment.
A) THE CELESTINE PROPHECY by James Redfield
B) BAD AS I WANT TO BE by Dennis Rodman
C) IN CONTEMPT by Christopher A. Darden
D) EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE by Daniel Goleman

4. Through the speakers above his head, little children sang in sweet voices, O holy night, the stars are brightly shining, it is the night of the dear Savior's birth.
A) OUT OF SIGHT by Elmore Leonard
B) SUDDEN PREY by John Sandford
C) JACK AND JILL by James Patterson
D) DESPERATION by Stephen King

5. On Palm Sunday, one year after the Great War against the Santadio, Don Domenico Clericuzio celebrated the christening of two infants of his own blood and made the most important decision of his life.
A) THE RUNAWAY JURY by John Grisham
B) EXECUTIVE ORDERS by Tom Clancy
C) THE LAST DON by Mario Puzo
D) THE LAWS OF OUR FATHERS by Scott Turow

6. Sidda is a girl again in the hot heart of Louisiana, the bayou world of Catholic saints and voodoo queens.
A) HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK by Terry McMillan
B) I WAS AMELIA EARHART by Jane Mendelsohn
C) DIVINE SECRETS OF THE YA YA SISTERHOOD by Rebecca Wells
D) KNEE DEEP IN PARADISE by Brett Butler

7. Maggie tried to open her eyes, but the effort was too great.
A) MOONLIGHT BECOMES YOU by Mary Higgins Clark
B) MY GAL SUNDAY by Mary Higgins Clark
C) SILENT NIGHT by Mary Higgins Clark
D) ALL AROUND THE TOWN by Mary Higgins Clark

8. I knew Ranger was beside me because I could see his earring gleaming in the moonlight.
A) ONE FOR THE MONEY by Janet Evanovich
B) TWO FOR THE DOUGH by Janet Evanovich
C) THREE TO GET DEADLY by Janet Evanovich
D) FOUR TO SCORE by Janet Evanovich

9. Robert Dietz came back into my life on Wednesday, January 8th.
A) G IS FOR GUMSHOE by Sue Grafton
B) I IS FOR INNOCENT by Sue Grafton
C) O IS FOR OUTLAW by Sue Grafton
D) M IS FOR MALICE by Sue Grafton

10. We were the Mulvaneys, remember us?
A) THE DEEP END OF THE OCEAN by Jacquelyn Mitchard
B) THAT CAMDEN SUMMER by Lavyrle Spencer
C) WE WERE THE MULVANEYS by Joyce Carol Oates
D) IN THE PRESENCE OF THE ENEMY by Elizabeth George

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