Larry McMurtry Trivia
1. Larry McMurtry received his BA from what college? A) Rice University B) North Texas State College C) Texarkana College D) Texas Wesleyan University 2. Which of the following books is the sequel to LONESOME DOVE: A) TEXASVILLE B) DEAD MAN'S WALK C) THE LAST PICTURE SHOW D) STREETS OF LAREDO 3. Which of the following authors ranks as one of McMurtry's favorites? A) Marcel Proust B) Flannery O'Connor C) James Joyce D) Zane Grey 4. McMurtry and his long time companion Diana Ossana collaborated on which two novels? A) PRETTY BOY FLOYD and ZEKE AND NED B) TEXASVILLE and COMANCHE MOON C) DEAD MAN'S WALK and ZEKE AND NED D) TERMS OF ENDEARMENT and THE LAST PICTURE SHOW 5. McMurtry's first bookstore in Archer City, Texas was originally called what? A) Red Cow B) Black Cat C) Blue Pig D) Yellow Moon 6. The film "Hud," starring Paul Newman, was based on which of McMurtry's books? A) CADILLAC JACK B) HORSEMAN, PASS BY C) ANYTHING FOR BILLY D) LEAVING CHEYENNE 7. BUFFALO GIRLS was turned into a CBS miniseries starring which two actresses? A) Glen Close and Sigourney Weaver B) Sharon Stone and Sissy Spacek C) Jane Seymour and Sally Fields D) Angelica Houston and Melanie Griffith 8. LONESOME DOVE won the Pulitzer Prize in what year? A) 1985 B) 1986 C) 1987 D) 1989 9. Whose biography did McMurtry write for the Penguin Lives series? A) Sitting Bull B) Buffalo Bill C) Crazy Horse D) Geronimo 10. In addition to "The Last Picture Show," what other movie prominently featured McMurtry's hometown, Archer, Texas? A) "Terms of Endearment" B) "Buffalo Girls" C) "Hud" D) "Texasville"
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