How well do you really know your favorite author? Ace literary detective turned quizmaster John Sutherland challenges readers to find out. Starting with easy, factual questions that test how well you remember a novel and its characters, the quiz progresses to a level of greater difficulty, demanding close reading and interpretative deduction. What really motivates the characters, and what is going on beneath the surface of the story? Entertaining and diverting, the questions and answers take the reader on an imaginative journey into the world of Thomas Hardy.