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Questions about the life and work of Catherine Cookson. What was the Mallen Streak? What is the occupation of Rooney? What was the name of Cookson's first short story? Who first appeared in The Grand Man? Carli Norris starred in which adaptation?

  1. Cookson was born in which area of England?

  2. In later life, after a spell living in the south of England, Cookson and her husband settled in which market town in Northumberland?

  3. What is the title of the 1952 novel centred around the O'Brien family?

  4. Which novel was adapted for television in 1999, with Carli Norris in the title role?

  5. In the Mallen Streak trilogy, what was the Mallen Streak?

  6. In the 1978 TV adaptation of The Mallens, who played Donald Radlet, the illegitimate son of Thomas Mallen?

  7. In the 1957 novel Rooney, what is the title character's job?

  8. Which Cookson character made her first appearance in the 1954 novel A Grand Man?

  9. What was the title of Cookson's first short story, written when she was only eleven?

  10. Cookson met her husband Tom in which town?

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