“Memoir” comes from the French word for memory. It’s a genre of literature where the author writes about his or her memories, often going back to childhood. Enjoy our Memoir Book Quiz, 10 Questions on Famous Memoirs and Authors
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#1. In Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, what three countries did she visit?
Unlucky, She travelled to Italy, India and Indonesia.
#2. The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank tells the story of her hiding in which European country during WW2?
Unlucky! Written in Dutch, her diary describes her time hiding in The Netherlands during World War II
#3. Kitchen Confidential was a memoir published in 2000 by which popular chef?
Unlucky! The chef in question was Anthony Bourdain.
#4. Beryl Markham's West with the Night is an account of her time in which country?
Unlucky! Born in the UK, she grew up in Kenya
#5. I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou is the first installment of her ... part autobiography series?
Unlucky! There were seven books in the series.
#6. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi has what unusual format for a memoir?
Unlucky! Persepolis is a series of comics telling of the author’s upbringing in Iran
#7. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing is the memoir of which celebrity?
Unlucky! It was the memoir of Matthew Perry
#8. Ernest Hemingway's classic memoir of 1920's Paris was titled...?
Unlucky! A Moveable Feast, published after his death, was his memoir
#9. Just Kids by Patti Smith is a memoir of her relationship with which famous photgrapher?
Unlucky! Robert Mapplethorpe was the photographer
#10. In John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley, who was Charley?
Unlucky! He travelled America with Charley, his french poodle
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