Literary Characters Quiz: Name the Book in Three Characters

A book's plot is driven by its characters. From Dumbledore to Miss Havisham, some characters are constructed so carefully that they stand out vividly in your memory. 

Whether you follow Alice down the rabbit hole into Wonderland or you join Old Major in his utopia on Animal Farm, the characters make or break the story. Often, their idiosyncrasies are so unusual that you remember them forever.

Test your literary memory in this Literary Characters Quiz and see whose eccentricities stand out to you!

Test your Literary Knowledge

Some of our favorite authors have gifted us with characters to model ourselves after, from Katniss Everdeen to Atticus Finch. Some, not so much. Think, Alex – the psychopathic delinquent from A Clockwork Orange – or Kurtz – the man drunk with power in Heart of Darkness

Whether good or evil, will you remember the characters in this Literary Characters Quiz? Do you recall the book Heathcliff stalked around in? How about Mr. Darcy? You don't have to know all three characters for your memory to be triggered in this Literary Characters Quiz. Just remember one, and you're golden!

Now, let's get started. Build your own character by being a bookworm with this Literary Characters Quiz! 

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