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Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix
J.K. Rowling
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What source of money did J.K. Rowling live off while she wrote her first Harry Potter book?
An inherited fortune
Investment income
Her office job salary
Welfare payments
2
of 5
On what grounds did many publishers reject Rowling's manuscript for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?
Too long
Too literary
Too slow
All of the above
3
of 5
What kind of reception did Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone receive immediately following its publication?
Commercial and critical failure
Commercial and critical success
Commercial success but critical failure
Critical success but commercial failure
4
of 5
Where did Rowling write much of her first Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone book?
The Edinburgh library
Edinburgh City Hall
Her Edinburgh flat
Edinburgh cafes
5
of 5
What have many literary critics studying the Harry Potter series tried to pinpoint?
The reasons it succeeded
The source of its eternal appeal
Rowling's stylistic innovations
All of the above
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