Test Your Memory of 20th-Century Novels and Their Opening Lines

Welcome to Literary Quotable Quotes, a quiz that challenges you to match a book’s memorable passages with its title. This week’s installment highlights the first lines from best-selling novels published in the middle years of the 20th century; epigraphs, prefaces and other introductory matter are not included. In the five multiple-choice questions below, tap or click on the answer you think is correct. After the last question, you’ll find links to the books themselves if you want to get a copy and see that quotation in context.