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1999 First Lines Trivia


Match the first line with the book it comes from.

1. The fat one, the Radish Torez, he calls me Camel, because I am Persian and because I can bear this August sun longer than the Chinese and the Panamanians and even the little Vietnamese, Tran.
A) BE COOL by Elmore Leonard
B) THE BLUE HOUR by T. Jefferson Parker
C) HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG by Andre Dubus III
D) FIGHT CLUB by Chuck Palahnuik

2. He knew that it was wrong, and that he was going to get caught.
A) PERSONAL INJURIES by Scott Turow
B) THE ATTORNEY by Steve Martini
C) THE LION'S GAME by Nelson Demille
D) VOID MOON by Michael Connelly

3. Clarice Starling's Mustang boomed up the entrance ramp at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms on Massachusetts Avenue, a headquarters rented from the Reverend Sun Myung Moon in the interest of economy.
A) THE BONE COLLECTOR by Jeffery Deaver
B) SILENCE OF THE LAMBS by Thomas Harris
C) RED DRAGON by Thomas Harris
D) HANNIBAL by Thomas Harris

4. Context is everything.
A) MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN by Jonathan Lethem
B) THE FEAST OF LOVE by Charles Baxter
C) HIGH FIDELITY by Nick Hornby
D) HOUSE OF LEAVES by Mark Z. Danielewski

5. Upon waking this cold, gray morning from a troubled sleep, I realized for the hundredth time, but with deep conviction, that my words and behavior towards you were disrespectful, and rude and selfish as well.
A) JEWEL by Brett Lott
B) CLOUDSPLITTER by Russell Banks
C) MIDWIVES by Chris Bohjalian
D) EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS by David Guterson

6. The Santa Anas blew in hot from the desert, shriveling the last of the spring grass into whiskers of pale straw.
A) DAUGHTER OF FORTUNE by Isabel Allende
B) SISTER OF MY HEART by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
C) WHILE I WAS GONE by Sue Miller
D) WHITE OLEANDER by Janet Fitch

7. Ria's mother had always been very fond of film stars.
A) TALK BEFORE SLEEP by Elizabeth Berg
B) TARA ROAD by Maeve Binchy
C) THE GIRLS' GUIDE TO HUNTING AND FISHING by Melissa Banks
D) COAST ROAD by Barbara Delinksy

8. It all began on a Friday evening.
A) EVENSONG by Gail Godwin
B) AMY AND ISABELLE by Elizabeth Strout
C) MOTHER OF PEARL by Melinda Haynes
D) AHAB'S WIFE: The Star Gazer by Sena Jeter Naslund

9. Tonight, the hay in the fields is already brittle with frost, especially to the west of Fox Hill, where the pastures shine like stars.
A) HERE ON EARTH by Alice Hoffman
B) SONGS IN ORDINARY TIME by Mary McGarry Morris
C) A VIRTUOUS WOMAN by Kaye Gibbons
D) THE POISONWOOD BIBLE by Barbara Kingsolver

10. He noticed her the moment she stepped into the pavilion.
A) ASHES TO ASHES by Tami Hoag
B) COLD BLOOD by Linda LaPlante
C) THE ALIBI by Sandra Brown
D) MISTAKEN IDENTITY by Lisa Scottoline

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