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1. Who suggested splitting up the task of a reading assignment by having
Franklin read “War,” Marcie read “Peace,” and herself read “and”?
[Peppermint Patty]
(12/29/86)
2. What book did Charlie Brown repeatedly put off reading, finally finishing
his report at three o’clock in the morning the night before it was due?
[Gulliver’s Travels]
(1/4/65)
3. Snoopy has come up with some curious titles for his stories.
b. This is the story of a free-spirited dog.
[Hucklebeagle Finn]
(3/28/88)
c. In this story, someone is put in suspended animation and doesn’t
wake up until the year 2429.
[Buck Beagle in the 25th Century]
(8/12/86)
d. These opening words of Paul Clifford by Edward Bulwer-Lytton,
Baron Lytton are now better known to Peanuts fans as the title of
Snoopy’s magnum opus.
[It was a dark and stormy night]
(7/12/65)
e. At Lucy’s suggestion, Snoopy took a famous fairy tale, changed
it slightly, and came up with this title.
[Snow White and the Seven Beagles]
(12/4/87)
4. What book did Rerun, tired of Dick and Jane, suggest that his
kindergarten teacher read from?
[Anna Karenina]
(4/14/97)
5a. Sally tried to write a report on this book (which she thought was
written by “Laurel N. Hardy” instead of Thomas Hardy) after reading
only the first word.
[Tess of the D’Urbervilles]
(9/4/88)
5b. Sally decided that she could fake a report on this book knowing only
that “it’s about pirates.”
[Treasure Island]
(5/19/88)
6. Peppermint Patty was unimpressed that Marcie had read this book, because
it was so short—until Marcie mentioned that she had read it in French.
[The Little Prince]
(8/9/89)
7a. What book did Linus suggest hitting Lucy’s ganglion with to cure it?
[The Bible]
(3/30/86)
7b. What book did he end up using by mistake?
[A Tale of Two Cities]
(3/30/86)
8. Linus once wrote a book report saying that he couldn’t understand the
emotions involved because he wasn’t married. What book was it?
[Ethan Frome]
(9/20/70)
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