Which famous novel sums up your life?

By: Jody Mabry
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
Which famous novel sums up your life?
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About This Quiz

Novels are written from personal experience. This is why the greatest novels are those that ring true in your heart and perhaps seem all too familiar. Curious what favorite novel sums up your life? Take this quiz to find out.
How much do you read?
10 minutes a day.
20 minutes a day.
30 minutes a day.
More than 30 minutes a day.
At what time of the day do you read most?
Morning.
Afternoon.
Evening.
At night.
How do you like to read?
Book in hand.
An eBook on a tablet.
At my computer.
Newspapers and magazines.

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What is your favorite type of book?
Novel.
Biography.
Nonfiction.
Science Fiction.
How long was the last book you read?
Less than 150 pages.
150-200 pages.
200-250 pages.
250+ pages.
Which is your favorite kind of character?
A severely flawed one.
A strong one.
A mysterious one.
One with a lot of growth potential.

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What do you want a main character to do, by the end of a novel?
Recognize that they were the one wrong the whole time.
Stand up for others.
Find love.
Achieve seemingly unattainable goals.
What is your favorite fictional character's main personality trait?
Says it like it is.
Intelligent.
Charming.
Obedient.
Do you want your favorite character to hurdle all obstacles?
He/she should fail a lot.
Maybe not all, but most.
All obstacles except the biggest.
Yes, but not as easily as you would expect.

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Is your favorite character the main character?
Unfortunately, there is only one character.
No, but one of them.
Yes.
Yes and no. So many great characters.
How would you describe your childhood?
I was an outsider.
Fun and successful.
Mysterious and forgettable.
I was well provided for.
What sport did you play as a child?
None.
Football.
Sailing.
Baseball.

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What was your favorite subject as a kid?
Philosophy.
Government.
History.
Math.
What was your favorite type of entertainment as a kid?
Going to parties.
Staying up late studying.
Playing sports.
Watching TV.
How did you get around as a kid?
Walked.
Bike ride.
Took a bus or taxi.
Parents drove me around.

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Did you go to college?
Community college.
I have an advanced degree.
School of hard knocks.
Yes, a private university.
How were your grades?
Really bad.
Excellent.
Below average, but not the worst.
Pretty good, but not the best.
Did you study a lot in school?
Not at all.
All the time.
I prepared for life more than study.
Only when I had to.

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Did you own a pet as a kid?
No.
Yes, a bird.
Yes, a dog.
Yes, a cat.
Where did you grow up?
East coast.
Middle of the country.
West coast.
Outside the United States.
Who was your closest friend growing up?
Some random person.
Parents.
A mentor.
A bunch of schoolmates.

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How would your friends describe you?
Pessimistic.
Optimistic.
Fun and mysterious.
Charming.
How would you describe the world around you?
In trouble.
Good people sprinkled with some bad seeds.
Has a lot of potential.
Always ahead of me.
What is your biggest dream in life?
To make it through school.
To overcome huge obstacles.
For the person I love to love me back.
To just figure my life out.

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How good are you with money?
I spend it as soon as I get it.
I am very good with money.
I have too much to worry about that.
I'm okay. I receive an allowance and that's all I can spend.
Have you ever traveled?
Not outside my neighborhood.
I've been to a few states.
All around the world.
Through Europe.
What makes you fall for a book character?
I feel like they are saying what I want to say.
They are the people I want to be.
They seem to have everything.
They experience something I want to experience.

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When you find a favorite author, what do you do?
Read all their books as soon as I can.
Mix their books into my regular reading schedule.
Nothing different.
Try to get a signed copy.
How often does a book sound like your life?
All the time.
Very rarely.
It's happened, but I can't recall when.
All books seem to have a bit of my life in them.
Why do you read?
To escape.
Knowledge.
Enjoyment.
Because I have to.

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