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Also from [livejournal.com profile] rimrunner, as well as [livejournal.com profile] anavolena and others(though I first saw it on the NaNoWriMo forums), here's a novel-first-line quiz:

1. When Jeff Lacrosse saw the Bronco in the ditch, he almost didn't stop.

2. "We should start back," Gared urged as the woods began to grow dark around them.

3. South of base camp, a daisy-clipper skimmed through the flashwood, buffeting the undergrowth into a brilliant display of light.

4. You want to know what good is? I'll tell you what good is.

Identified by [livejournal.com profile] ronebofh.

5. The primroses were over.

Identified by [livejournal.com profile] anavolena.

6. Both moons were high, dimming the light of all but the brightest stars.

Identified by [livejournal.com profile] fredfred.

7. The door swung shut silently behind them, cutting off the light, music, and wild celebration of the ballroom.

8. I had been making the rounds of the Sacrifice Poles the day we heard my brother had escaped.

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9. A Saturday afternoon in November was approaching the time of twilight and the vast tract of unenclosed land known as Egdon Heath embrowned itself moment by moment.

Identified by [livejournal.com profile] anavolena.

10. "Death," the proprietor said clearly, showing the stone.

Identified by [livejournal.com profile] anavolena.

Date: 2005-01-23 03:56 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] anavolena.livejournal.com
5. Watership Down, Richard Adams

9. Return of the Native, Thomas Hardy

10. On a Pale Horse, Piers Anthony.

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