Statistics for First Sentences of Famous Novels #1

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow.	To Kill a Mockingbird	77%
Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy.	The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe	75%
Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.	Rebecca	46%
There was no possibility of taking a walk that day.	Jane Eyre	20%
It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened.	The Giver	16%
When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.	The Outsiders	14%
The first place that I can well remember, was a large pleasant meadow with a pond of clear water in it.	Black Beauty	13%
I was sitting in a taxi, wondering if I had overdressed for the evening, when I looked out the window and saw Mom rooting through a Dumpster.	The Glass Castle	5%
My suffering left me sad and gloomy.	Life of Pi	2%
The year of grace 1866 was made memorable by a marvelous event which doubtless still lingers in men's minds.	Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea	2%