Q 01/05

From 2010 to 2019, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian topped which American Library Association list?

A) Most borrowed books

B) Best books for teens

C) Most challenged books

D) Most assigned school books

Answer · why

C) Most challenged books

Most challenged books was the list it led for the whole decade, drawing objections to how it treats alcohol, poverty, bullying and sexuality.

Q 02/05

Which major US prize did The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian win for Young People's Literature?

A) National Book Award

B) Michael L. Printz Award

C) Pulitzer Prize

D) Newbery Medal

Answer · why

A) National Book Award

National Book Award judges chose it in 2007, and Alexie has guessed that the novel is about seventy-eight percent true to his own teenage years.

Q 03/05

A story title in The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven claims a father saw which guitarist play at Woodstock?

A) Carlos Santana

B) Pete Townshend

C) Jerry Garcia

D) Jimi Hendrix

Answer · why

D) Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix playing the national anthem is the father's boast, and the story has Victor recalling his few good memories of the man who left.

Q 04/05

Which horror novelist did Sherman Alexie credit as an influence for always writing about underdogs and bullied kids?

A) Dean Koontz

B) Stephen King

C) Anne Rice

D) Clive Barker

Answer · why

B) Stephen King

Stephen King wrote about kids fighting back against overwhelming forces, Alexie said, which spoke to a boy who was constantly teased at his reservatio...

Q 05/05

Sherman Alexie joined The Colbert Report in 2014 to urge a boycott of which retailer during its dispute with Hachette?

A) Amazon

B) Walmart

C) Target

D) Costco

Answer · why

A) Amazon

Amazon had delayed or blocked orders of Hachette titles, so the show sent viewers to an Oregon bookshop to buy a debut novelist's book instead.