Who wrote the novel “Picnic at Hanging Rock”?
a) Patrick White
b) Peter Carey
c) Joan Lindsay
d) Tim Winton
Answer: c) Joan Lindsay
Which Australian author penned the book “Cloudstreet?
a) Peter Carey
b) Tim Winton
c) Richard Flanagan
d) David Malouf
Answer: b) Tim Winton
What is the title of the Miles Franklin Award-winning novel by Richard Flanagan?
a) “The Narrow Road to the Deep North”
b) “The Secret River
c) “The Man Who Loved Children”
d) “The Tree of Man”
Answer: a) “The Narrow Road to the Deep North”
Which Australian classic is set in the outback and revolves around the story of a woman named Robyn Davidson?
a) “My Brilliant Career”
b) “Tracks”
c) “The Harp in the South”
d) “Monkey Grip”
Answer: b) “Tracks”
Who wrote the novel “Voss,” a tale of exploration and obsession set in the Australian outback?
a) Christina Stead
b) Peter Carey
c) Patrick White
d) Jessica Anderson
Answer: c) Patrick White
“The Harp in the South” and its sequel “Poor Man’s Orange” were penned by which author?
a) Ruth Park
b) Elizabeth Jolley
c) Kate Grenville
d) Thea Astley
Answer: a) Ruth Park
Who wrote the semi-autobiographical novel “My Brilliant Career”?
a) Miles Franklin
b) Christina Stead
c) Henry Handel Richardson
d) Ethel Turner
Answer: a) Miles Franklin
What is the title of Henry Handel Richardson’s trilogy depicting the life of a young girl, Laura Rambotham?
a) “The Getting of Wisdom”
b) “The Fortunes of Richard Mahony”
c) “The Man Who Loved Children”
d) “The Secret River”
Answer: a) “The Getting of Wisdom”
Who authored the novel “The Secret River,” exploring early Australian settlement and its conflicts?
a) Kate Grenville
b) Patrick White
c) Marcus Clarke
d) David Malouf
Answer: a) Kate Grenville
Which Australian classic is a tale of the convict experience in Tasmania?
a) “Remembering Babylon”
b) “The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith”
c) “True History of the Kelly Gang
d) “For the Term of His Natural Life”
Answer: d) “For the Term of His Natural Life”
Who is the author of “The Power of One,” a novel set in South Africa with an Australian protagonist?
a) Tim Winton
b) Bryce Courtenay
c) David Malouf
d) Richard Flanagan
Answer: b) Bryce Courtenay
Which author wrote “The Thorn Birds,” a family saga set in the Australian Outback?
a) Colleen McCullough
b) Nevil Shute
c) Morris West
d) Bryce Courtenay
Answer: a) Colleen McCullough
“The Book Thief” is written by which Australian author?
a) Markus Zusak
b) Liane Moriarty
c) Melina Marchetta
d) Garth Nix
Answer: a) Markus Zusak
Which Australian author penned the novel “The Slap” that delves into contemporary suburban life in Melbourne?
a) Christos Tsiolkas
b) Richard Flanagan
c) Peter Carey
d) Tim Winton
Answer: a) Christos Tsiolkas
“The Magic Pudding” is a classic Australian children’s book written by:
a) Ethel Turner
b) Norman Lindsay
c) May Gibbs
d) Pamela Allen
Answer: b) Norman Lindsay
Who authored the novel “The Slapstick Queens” set in a small town in New South Wales?
a) Margaret Atwood
b) Kathy Lette
c) Eleanor Dark
d) Elizabeth Jolley
Answer: b) Kathy Lette
“Monkey Grip,” a novel about a single mother in a Melbourne share house, is written by:
a) Helen Garner
b) Kate Grenville
c) Dorothy Hewett
d) Elizabeth Harrower
Answer: a) Helen Garner
Who is the author of the play “The Summer of the Seventeenth Doll”?
a) Ray Lawler
b) David Williamson
c) Louis Nowra
d) Patrick White
Answer: a) Ray Lawler
Which Australian author wrote the novel “Cloudstreet,” portraying two working-class families in Perth?
a) Peter Carey
b) Tim Winton
c) Richard Flanagan
d) David Malouf
Answer: b) Tim Winton
Who wrote the historical novel “True History of the Kelly Gang?
a) Peter Carey
b) Richard Flanagan
c) Thomas Keneally
d) Kate Grenville
Answer: a) Peter Carey
Which Australian author penned the novel “Oscar and Lucinda,” exploring a passionate, eccentric love story?
a) Tim Winton
b) Richard Flanagan
c) Peter Carey
d) David Malouf
Answer: c) Peter Carey
Who wrote the novel “Jessica,” a story about the struggles of a German immigrant family in South Australia?
a) Bryce Courtenay
b) George Johnston
c) Ethel Turner
d) Bryce Courtenay
Answer: b) George Johnston
“Schindler’s Ark,” a novel about Oskar Schindler, is written by which Australian author?
a) Peter Carey
b) Richard Flanagan
c) Thomas Keneally
d) Kate Grenville
Answer: c) Thomas Keneally
Who penned the novel “The Power of One,” narrating the story of a young English boy in South Africa?
a) Richard Flanagan
b) Bryce Courtenay
c) Tim Winton
d) David Malouf
Answer: b) Bryce Courtenay
“The Potato Factory” is a novel by which Australian author?
a) Colleen McCullough
b) Bryce Courtenay
c) Morris West
d) Nevil Shute
Answer: b) Bryce Courtenay
Who wrote the novel “The Shiralee,” a story about a father and daughter traveling through the Australian Outback?
a) Dymphna Cusack
b) Kylie Tennant
c) Ruth Park
d) Thea Astley
Answer: c) Dymphna Cusack
Which Australian author wrote the novel “Breath,” depicting surfing and adolescence in Western Australia?
a) Tim Winton
b) Richard Flanagan
c) Peter Carey
d) David Malouf
Answer: a) Tim Winton
Who authored the novel “The Secret River,” exploring early Australian settlement and its conflicts?
a) Kate Grenville
b) Patrick White
c) Marcus Clarke
d) David Malouf
Answer: a) Kate Grenville
“The Man Who Loved Children” is a novel by which Australian author?
a) Christina Stead
b) Patrick White
c) Henry Handel Richardson
d) Elizabeth Jolley
Answer: a) Christina Stead
Who is the author of “The Narrow Road to the Deep North,” a novel set during the construction of the Thai-Burma Death Railway?
a) Richard Flanagan
b) Peter Carey
c) Kate Grenville
d) David Malouf
Answer: a) Richard Flanagan
Which Australian author wrote the novel “The Tree of Man,” depicting the life of a farming family?
a) Patrick White
b) Christina Stead
c) David Malouf
d) Xavier Herbert
Answer: a) Patrick White
Who is the author of the novel “My Brother Jack,” exploring the life of an Australian man in the 20th century?
a) Peter Carey
b) Tim Winton
c) George Johnston
d) David Malouf
Answer: c) George Johnston
Which Australian author wrote the novel “Remembering Babylon,” exploring the story of a young man raised by Indigenous Australians?
a) Tim Winton
b) Richard Flanagan
c) David Malouf
d) Peter Carey
Answer: c) David Malouf
“The Children’s Bach” is a novel by which Australian author?
a) Helen Garner
b) Elizabeth Harrower
c) Jessica Anderson
d) Patrick White
Answer: a) Helen Garner
Who wrote the novel “Praise,” a story about two aimless young people in Brisbane?
a) Tim Winton
b) Andrew McGahan
c) Christos Tsiolkas
d) Richard Flanagan
Answer: b) Andrew McGahan
Which Australian author wrote the novel “The Timeless Land,” a historical fiction set in the early days of European settlement?
a) Eleanor Dark
b) Christina Stead
c) Miles Franklin
d) Thea Astley
Answer: a) Eleanor Dark
Who is the author of the novel “Schindler’s Ark,” which served as the basis for the film “Schindler’s List”?
a) Thomas Keneally
b) Richard Flanagan
c) Peter Carey
d) Kate Grenville
Answer: a) Thomas Keneally
Which Australian author wrote the novel “Carpentaria,” a story set in the Northern Territory?
a) Alexis Wright
b) Kate Grenville
c) Richard Flanagan
d) Christos Tsiolkas
Answer: a) Alexis Wright
Who authored the novel “The Transit of Venus,” exploring the lives of two orphaned sisters?
a) Shirley Hazzard
b) Elizabeth Jolley
c) Jessica Anderson
d) Christina Stead
Answer: a) Shirley Hazzard
Which Australian author wrote the novel “The Great Fire,” set in the aftermath of World War II?
a) Jessica Anderson
b) Shirley Hazzard
c) Elizabeth Harrower
d) Helen Garner
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