- 1. In which year was Thomas Pynchon born?
A) 1960
B) 1950
C) 1945
D) 1937
- 2. Which of Pynchon's novels won the National Book Award for Fiction?
A) Against the Day
B) V.
C) Gravity's Rainbow
D) Mason & Dixon
- 3. Which university did Thomas Pynchon attend for his undergraduate studies?
A) Stanford University
B) Cornell University
C) Harvard University
D) Yale University
- 4. Who is the protagonist of Pynchon's novel 'The Crying of Lot 49'?
A) Wakina
B) Reef Traverse
C) Slothrop
D) Oedipa Maas
- 5. Which of the following awards did Thomas Pynchon receive in 1974 for his novel 'Gravity's Rainbow'?
A) Man Booker Prize
B) National Book Award
C) Nobel Prize in Literature
D) Pulitzer Prize
- 6. In which U.S. state is Thomas Pynchon's novel 'Vineland' primarily set?
A) Texas
B) Oregon
C) New York
D) California
- 7. What is the title of Pynchon's debut novel published in 1963?
A) The Crying of Lot 49
B) Mason & Dixon
C) V.
D) Inherent Vice
- 8. What is the name of the secret society in Pynchon's novel 'Against the Day'?
A) Chums of Chance
B) Tristero
C) Preterite
D) Inamorati Anonymous
- 9. What is the title of Pynchon's postmodern novel set in 2001 following the aftermath of the dot-com bubble burst?
A) Vineland
B) Bleeding Edge
C) Inherent Vice
D) Mason & Dixon
- 10. Who is the main character in Pynchon's historical novel 'Mason & Dixon'?
A) Charles Mason
B) Hannibal Roy Bean
C) Aaron Bagley
D) Miles Corwin
- 11. What is the title of the Pynchon novel set in the counterculture of 1960s California?
A) Gravity's Rainbow
B) Bleeding Edge
C) Inherent Vice
D) V.
- 12. What is the title of Pynchon's 1990 novel focusing on the exploits of the Traverse family?
A) Inherent Vice
B) Bleeding Edge
C) Vineland
D) Mason & Dixon
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