Creating Memorable Supporting Characters
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What setting serves as the backdrop for Joseph O'Neill's novel 'Netherland'?

  • Contemporary North Carolina
  • Fitzgerald's universe
  • Post-9/11 Manhattan (correct)
  • 21st-century London
  • Which character from 'The Great Gatsby' has a spinoff story in Tom Carson's work 'Daisy Buchanan's Daughter'?

  • Daisy Buchanan
  • Gatsby
  • Pammie (correct)
  • Nick Carraway
  • In Vesna Goldsworthy's novel 'Gorsky,' where is the contemporary setting?

  • Fitzgerald's universe
  • 21st-century London (correct)
  • Contemporary North Carolina
  • Post-9/11 Manhattan
  • 'Happiness,' a Taylor Swift song, draws inspiration from which classic novel?

    <p>'The Great Gatsby'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What literary term describes the plethora of interpretations and spinoffs inspired by a novel's influence?

    <p>Insane glut</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which character from 'The Great Gatsby' has their own story told in Tom Carson's work 'Daisy Buchanan's Daughter'?

    <p>Pammie</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contemporary city serves as the setting for Stephanie Powell Watts's novel 'No One Is Coming to Save Us'?

    <p>North Carolina</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In Joseph O'Neill's 'Netherland,' which city and time period does the novel take place in?

    <p>Post-9/11 Manhattan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term is used to describe the profusion of interpretations and spinoffs inspired by a novel's influence?

    <p>Insane glut</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which character has a spinoff story where she becomes LBJ's confidante?

    <p>Pammie (from 'The Great Gatsby')</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the author's view on writing protagonists versus supporting characters?

    <p>Supporting characters are simpler to write</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which author's skill in creating vivid minor characters is praised in the text?

    <p>F. Scott Fitzgerald</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes Owl Eyes as a character in 'The Great Gatsby'?

    <p>His large spectacles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the text, what event is mentioned regarding 'The Great Gatsby' scheduled for January 2021?

    <p>Publication of a new edition by Modern Library</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What upcoming novel inspired by 'The Great Gatsby' is mentioned in the text?

    <p>'Nick' by Michael Farris Smith</p> Signup and view all the answers

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