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October 29, 2008

Quiz answers

Zora Neale HurstonI was impressed by the answers posted to Monday's quiz. Way to go, Darlene, Eileen and Auntie Knickers! With the exception of some spelling mistakes -- a double "s" in Douglass, folks --commenters knew their writers. I enjoyed it so much that we'll do a longer Part 2 on Sunday. The answers:

1. Edgar Allan Poe used Dupin in "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," "The Purloined Letter" and "The Mystery of Marie Roget."

2. Francis Scott Key, whose poem became "The Star-Spangled Banner," and relative Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald.

3. Frederick Douglass

4. Zora Neale Hurston, author of Their Eyes Were Watching God.

5. James M. Cain, who wrote The Postman Alawys Rings Twice.

6. Emily Post 

Posted by Dave Rosenthal at 6:00 AM | | Comments (0)
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Dave Rosenthal came to The Baltimore Sun as a business reporter in 1987 and now is the Maryland Editor. He reads a wide range of books (but never as many as he'd like), usually alternating between non-fiction and fiction. Some all-time favorites: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole; Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery; and anything by Calvin Trillin or John McPhee. He belongs to a book club with a Jewish theme.
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