Statistics for Booker Prize Winners by Plot

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Plot	Answer	% Correct
After a shipwreck, a young Indian man finds himself adrift on a lifeboat in the company of a tiger.	Life of Pi	100%
Thomas Cromwell, a mercenary-turned lawyer, finds himself in the service of King Henry VIII as the king attempts to annul his marriage.	Wolf Hall	92%
A young man with telepathic power and his family navigate India's new statehood following its partition in 1947.	Midnight's Children	75%
Abraham Lincoln wanders a liminal space and deals with his son's death.	Lincoln in the Bardo	67%
A boy grows up in working-class Glasgow with his siblings and his alcoholic mother.	Shuggie Bain	67%
In an abandoned Italian villa during WW2, a mysterious man who does not remember his own name recovers from his injuries.	The English Patient	67%
An English butler recounts his life experiences in the early 20th century, including his employer's turn to fascism, and reflects on missed opportunities and lost love.	The Remains of the Day	58%
A set of fraternal twins reunite after separating during childhood and recount their life experiences in late 20th century India.	The God of Small Things	50%
After his best friend carries out a school shooting, a Texan teenager attempts to prove his innocence and escape the attention of the authorities.	Vernon God Little	50%
In this conclusion to a trilogy, the soldier Billy Prior recovers from shell-shock and returns to the Western Front.	The Ghost Road	33%