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Q.1
In 2011, two Canadian novelists were each nominated for four major literary awards: the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the Governor General’s Literary Award, and the Man Booker Prize. Who were they?
Patrick deWitt and Esi Edugyan
Emma Donoghue and Rawi Hage
David Bezmozgis and Lisa Moore
Michael Ondaatje and Nancy Richler
Q.2
Which of these bestselling Canadian novels is not based on the life of a historical figure?
Alias Grace
The Book of Negroes
Above All Things
The Colony of Unrequited Dreams
Q.3
In May 2014, City Opera Vancouver will produce Margaret Atwood’s first chamber opera, Pauline. What is the subject of the opera?
The many love affairs of Napoleon’s younger sister, Pauline Bonaparte
The political rise of Pauline Marois, current Premier of Quebec and leader of the Parti Quebecois
The life and final days of Canadian writer, poet, and actress Pauline Johnson
The 1914 silent-film serial, The Perils of Pauline
Q.4
Which Canadian historian recently published a book about the 1915 murder of a member of one of Canada’s wealthiest families?
Charlotte Gray
Charlotte Gill
John English
Richard Gwyn
Q.5
The annual Margaret Laurence Lecture is delivered each year by a preeminent Canadian writer on the theme “a writer’s life.” Who delivered the lecture in 2013?
Guy Vanderhaeghe
Lorna Crozier
Dionne Brand
Graeme Gibson
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