Choices

1. Which male writer portrays the most believable women characters?
A. Jim Harrison
B. Richard Russo
C. Michael Chabon
D. Graham Swift
E. William Faulkner
F. Francis Scott Fitzgerald
G. Lee K. Abbott

2. Which male writer portrays the most believable males?
A. Jim Harrison
B. John Banville
C. Ian Rankin
D. Daniel Woodrell
E. Raymond Chandler
F. Saul Bellow

3. Which woman writer portrays the most believable women characters?
A. Joan Didion
B. Barbara Kingsolver
C. Carol Shields
D. Annie Proulx
E. Denise Mina


4. Which woman writer portrays the most believable males?
A. Annie Proulx
B. Margaret Drabble
C. Jane Austen
D. Francine Prose
E. Jane Smiley

5. Leading Contemporary Stylists Who Don't Allow Style to Mess up Story
A. Daniel Woodrell
B. Junot Diaz
C. Michael Chabon
D. Margaret Drabble
E. Joan Didion
F. Annie Proulx
G. Claire Messud
H. Ann Patchett

6. Leading Contemporary Stylists Who Do Allow Style to Mess up Story
A. Sherman Alexie
B. Jonathan Safran Foer
C. Norman Mailer
D. Jane Smiley
E. Candace Bushnell
F. A.S. Byatt

7. Long Time between Books but Worth the Wait
A. Ann Patchett
B. Junot Diaz
C. Donna Tartt
D. Daniel Woodrell