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Genre - Novels 3
Iain Banks' first novel was The Wasp Factory.

Genre - Novels 3

Chapters divide a novel into clear stages, guiding you through turning points, quiet moments, and cliff-hangers that keep you reading and thinking about characters’ choices.

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Chapters break the narrative into sections, helping to pace events, create suspense, and give natural pauses for shifts in time or place.

In Specialist Books, this quiz looks at how novels are structured. You will think about chapters, narrative focus, and the way writers guide readers through long, detailed stories.

  • Novel: A long, fictional narrative that follows characters through a series of connected events.
  • Chapter: A numbered or titled section of a novel that organises the story into manageable parts.
  • Narrative arc: The overall pattern of events in a story, from opening situation to final outcome.
What are chapters used for in a novel?

Chapters help organise a novel into sections, signal shifts in time or viewpoint, and control how quickly events unfold, so tension and reflection are balanced for the reader.

How is a novel different from a short story?

A novel is usually much longer than a short story, with more developed characters, subplots, and settings, allowing themes and relationships to be explored in greater depth.

Why do students study novels in literature lessons?

Students study novels to analyse character, setting, and structure, explore themes such as identity or power, and practise close reading skills that are useful for exams and wider study.

1 .
The Umberto Eco novel The Name of the Rose is a murder mystery set in Italy in which century?
14th
16th
18th
19th
The 1980 novel was made into a film in 1986 starring Sean Connery
2 .
What is the name of the hero in the 1995 Robert Harris novel Enigma?
Tom Jeddah
Tom Jericho
Tom Jerusalem
Tom Jordan
He's a mathematician working at Bletchley Park as a code-breaker
3 .
Which was the first in the series of Anthony Trollope's Barchester novels?
Barchester Towers
Doctor Thorne
Framley Parsonage
The Warden
There are 6 novels in the series - The Warden, Barchester Towers, Doctor Thorne, Framley Parsonage, The Small House at Allington , and The Last Chronicle of Barset
4 .
In the 1951 Herman Wouk novel The Caine Mutiny, what type of warship is the Caine?
Aircraft Carrier
Battleship
Destroyer Minesweeper
Submarine
It's commanded by the psychotic Captain Queeg
5 .
How is Jack Dawkins better known in a classic novel?
The Artful Dodger
The Man in the Iron Mask
Our Mutual Friend
The Scarlet Pimpernel
He's the leader of Fagin's gang in Oliver Twist
6 .
Which crime novelist created the evil genius Dr Fu Manchu?
Earl Derr Biggers
Raymond Chandler
Sax Rohmer
Edgar Wallace
Rohmer's real name was Arthur Henry Ward
7 .
The Emil Zola novel Germinal features which working environment?
A coal mine
A farm
A school
A steelworks
It tells the story of a coalminers' strike in 1860s France and is regarded by many as Zola's best work
8 .
The John Buchan novel The Thirty-Nine Steps involves a plot to assassinate the head of which European country?
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Karolides, the Greek Premier under threat, never appears himself in the novel and is only ever mentioned
9 .
What is the title of Iain Banks' first novel, published in 1984?
The Wasp Factory
The Wasp Nest
The Wasp Sting
The Wasp Swarm
Because of the violence in the book it has been controversial, with the Irish Times newspaper calling it "a work of unparalleled depravity"
10 .
The novelist Paulo Coelho was born in which country in 1947?
Argentina
Brazil
Portugal
Spain
Amongst Coelho's works are Veronika Decides to Die, The Devil and Miss Prym, The Valkyries and The Witch of Portobello

 

Author:  Tony Rennick (Art and Literature Critic)

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