1. Famous American writers created by Oxana Grigoryeva, This quiz was created by Oxana Grigoryeva, an English teacher from school №188. Novosibirsk December, 2008

2. Writers He is the first major US writer of novels. He wrote mostly about frontiersmen and Native Americans. His best- known books include The Last of the Mohicans and The Deerslayer.

3. Writers He is the leading US humorous writer of the 19 th century. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens.

4. Writers He is a popular US writer of short stories who was born William Sydney Porter. He began to write in prison after being sent there for stealing money from the bank where he worked. His stories were simple and often humorous, and they usually ended with a surprise.

5. Writers He is a US writer of adventure novels and short stories. Before starting to write he worked as a sailor and went to the Klondike to look for gold, experience which he later used in his books. His best known novel is White Fang.

6. Writers He is a US writer of novels and short stories, which were often about poor people with unhappy lives. He was opposed to the idea of the American dream of success. His best-known books were Sister Carrie and An American Tragedy, both of which were made into films.

7. Writers He is a US writer of novels and short stories. He created a style of writing using short, simple sentences, and received the Nobel Prize for literature in 1954. He drove an ambulance during World War I and later worked in France and Spain as a journalist reporting on World War II and the Spanish Civil War.

8. Writers He is a US author of novels, plays and more than 400 stories. He wrote about ordinary people and refused the Pulitzer Prize for his play The Time of Your Life because he did not want rich people to support the arts. His best- known novel is The Human Comedy.

9. Writers He is a US author who received the 1962 Nobel Prize for literature. He often wrote about poor farmers in California. His best-known book include Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath, Cannery Row and East of Eden.

10. Writers He is the first major US writer of novels. He wrote mostly about frontiersmen and Native Americans. His best- known books include The Last of the Mohicans and The Deerslayer. James Fenimore Cooper

11. Writers He is the leading US humorous writer of the 19 th century. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Mark Twain

12. Writers He is a popular US writer of short stories who was born William Sydney Porter. He began to write in prison after being sent there for stealing money from the bank where he worked. His stories were simple and often humorous, and they usually ended with a surprise. O’ Henry

13. Writers He is a US writer of adventure novels and short stories. Before starting to write he worked as a sailor and went to the Klondike to look for gold, experience which he later used in his books. His best known novel is White Fang. Jack London

14. Writers He is a US writer of novels and short stories, which were often about poor people with unhappy lives. He was opposed to the idea of the American dream of success. His best-known books were Sister Carrie and An American Tragedy, both of which were made into films. Theodore Dreiser

15. Writers He is a US writer of novels and short stories. He created a style of writing using short, simple sentences, and received the Nobel Prize for literature in 1954. He drove an ambulance during World War I and later worked in France and Spain as a journalist reporting on World War II and the Spanish Civil War. Earnest Hemingway

16. Writers He is a US author of novels, plays and more than 400 stories. He wrote about ordinary people and refused the Pulitzer Prize for his play The Time of Your Life because he did not want rich people to support the arts. His best- known novel is The Human Comedy. William Saroyan

17. Writers He is a US author who received the 1962 Nobel Prize for literature. He often wrote about poor farmers in California. His best-known book include Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath, Cannery Row and East of Eden.John Steinbeck He is a US author who received the 1962 Nobel Prize for literature. He often wrote about poor farmers in California. His best-known book include Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath, Cannery Row and East of Eden. John Steinbeck

18. Look at the names of the American authors. Match their first and last names. First namesLast names Thomas1.London William (Porter)2.Dreiser Ernest3.O’Henry Mark4.Steinbeck John5. Bradbury Ray6. Hemingway Edgar7. Saroyan Jack8.Cooper Theodore9.Twain William10.Рое James11.Mayne Reid

19. Look at the names of the American authors. Match their first and last names. First namesLast names Thomas11.Mayne Reid William (Porter)3.O’Henry Ernest5.Hemingway Mark9.Twain John4.Steinbeck Ray6.Bradbury Edgar7.Рое Jack1.London Theodore2.Dreiser William10.Saroyan James8.Cooper

20. Heroes and Stories He is not educated but is an independent and happy boy. He is a character created by Mark Twain for his novel The Adventure of Tom Sawyer, who he then made the main character in the second book, which is considered one of the greatest American novels. It is about his trip down the Mississippi River with a slave called Jim who has escaped.

21. Heroes and Stories She is the main female character in the novel Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell. She is a lively woman who uses her charm to get what she wants. She loves Ashley Wilkes, who rejects her because he is already married, so she marries the charming but immoral Rhett Butler, who finally leaves her.

22. Heroes and Stories He is the main character in a series of very successful books by British author J K Rowling. He is a boy with magical powers (a young wizard) and the books are about his adventures at his school.

23. Heroes and Stories It is a novel by the US writer Harriet Beecher Stowe which increased support for the movement to free slaves. It is about a kind slave called Tom who is badly treated and finally killed by Simon Legree. Tom’s daughter Eva also dies, and another well-known character in the novel is the slave child Topsy. The name “Uncle Tom” is sometimes used as an insult to describe an African American who has too much respect for white people.

24. Heroes and Stories It is a novel by the US writer F Scott Fitzgerald. The story is about Jay Gatsby, a man who has become very rich through illegal activities, and his attempts to win back his former lover Daisy. The book is regarded as one of the best descriptions of the lives of rich, lazy people in the Jazz Age.

25. Heroes and Stories It is the best-known poem by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1845. In it a man is visited by a raven and asks it when he will see his lost lover again. The bird repeatedly answers “Nevermore”.

26. Heroes and Stories It is a science fiction novel by the American writer Ray Bradbury about a world in which books are officially forbidden. The book was written during the McCarthy era and it is about many of the issues about freedom of speech which were raised at that time.

27. Heroes and Stories He is not educated but is an independent and happy boy. He is a character created by Mark Twain for his novel The Adventure of Tom Sawyer, who he then made the main character in the second book, which is considered one of the greatest American novels. It is about his trip down the Mississippi River with a slave called Jim who has escaped. Huckleberry Finn

28. Heroes and Stories She is the main female character in the novel Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell. She is a lively woman who uses her charm to get what she wants. She loves Ashley Wilkes, who rejects her because he is already married, so she marries the charming but immoral Rhett Butler, who finally leaves her. Scarlett O’Hara

29. Heroes and Stories He is the main character in a series of very successful books by British author J K Rowling. He is a boy with magical powers (a young wizard) and the books are about his adventures at his school. Harry Potter

30. Heroes and Stories It is a novel by the US writer Harriet Beecher Stowe which increased support for the movement to free slaves. It is about a kind slave called Tom who is badly treated and finally killed by Simon Legree. Tom’s daughter Eva also dies, and another well-known character in the novel is the slave child Topsy. The name “Uncle Tom” is sometimes used as an insult to describe an African American who has too much respect for white people. Uncle Tom’s Cabin

31. Heroes and Stories It is a novel by the US writer F Scott Fitzgerald. The story is about Jay Gatsby, a man who has become very rich through illegal activities, and his attempts to win back his former lover Daisy. The book is regarded as one of the best descriptions of the lives of rich, lazy people in the Jazz Age. The Great Gatsby

32. Heroes and Stories It is the best-known poem by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1845. In it a man is visited by a raven and asks it when he will see his lost lover again. The bird repeatedly answers “Nevermore”. The Raven

33. Heroes and Stories It is a science fiction novel by the American writer Ray Bradbury about a world in which books are officially forbidden. The book was written during the McCarthy era and it is about many of the issues about freedom of speech which were raised at that time. Fahrenheit 451

34. Put a tick √ in the right place. Mark Twain Theodore Dreiser O’ HenryJack London Earnest Hemingway Tennessee Williams Thomas Mayne Reid Cabbages and Kings The Call of the Wild The Prince and the Pauper Trilogy The Financier, The Titan, The Stoic For Whom the Bell Tolls Love of Life Cat on a Hot Tin Roof The Headless Rider The Snows of Kilimanjaro The Old Man and the Sea

35. Crossword Across: 3. It is a famous novel by the US writer J. Fennimore Cooper "The Last of the........." 5. In the novel "Gone with the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell Scarlett O'Hara marries Rhett........... Down: 1. It is the sixth book by British author J K Rowling "Harry Potter and the Half -............ Prince". 2. It is Mark Twain's best known book "The Adventure of Tom.........." 4. It is one of the famous Earnest Hemingway's story "The Old Man and the......."

36. Put a tick √ in the right place. Mark Twain Theodore Dreiser O’ HenryJack London Earnest Hemingway Tennessee Williams Thomas Mayne Reid Cabbages and Kings√ The Call of the Wild√ The Prince and the Pauper√ Trilogy The Financier, The Titan, The Stoic√ For Whom the Bell Tolls√ Love of Life√ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof√ The Headless Rider√ The Snows of Kilimanjaro√ The Old Man and the Sea√

37. Crossword Across: 3. It is a famous novel by the US writer J. Fennimore Cooper "The Last of the Mohicans" 5. In the novel "Gone with the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell Scarlett O'Hara marries Rhett Butle r Down: 1. It is the sixth book by British author J K Rowling "Harry Potter and the Half - Blood Prince". 2. It is Mark Twain's best known book "The Adventure of Tom Sawyer" 4. It is one of the famous Earnest Hemingway's story "The Old Man and the Sea" M O H I C A N S BLO D B U T L E R S W Y R E A