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Redefine your understanding of "government control" with questions on surveillance, censorship, fear, and compliance as you explore the world of George Orwell's 1984.

Expore themes of sacrifice and honor in Charles Dickens' stirring tale set against the French Revolution.

Explore themes of mortality, coming of age, and loss of innocence in this bestselling novel about the horrors of WWI, written by Erich Maria Remarque.

Review themes of equality, class struggle, and the power of the state in George Orwell's Animal Farm.

Consider whether the sins of the fathers are visited on their children, and delve into ideas of fate and authority in this classic play.

Explore questions of language use, gender roles, and narrative structure in this epic poem.

Explore themes of identity and resilience in Trevor Noah’s insightful and humorous memoir.

Question the role of the government, the nature of what is "natural," and the possibility of our future in Aldous Huxley's classic work.

A classic of Russian literature, Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment explores morality, guilt, and the possibility of redemption.

Explore themes of human nature and morality in Robert Louis Stevenson's influential novel.

Delve into the macabre and answer questions about Gothic convention and symbolism with Bram Stoker's vampire tale that started it all.

Delve into questions of morality, Gothic conventions, and what it really means to be human with Mary Shelley's classic novel.

Journey into the darkness by exploring themes of imperialism, savagery, and civilization in one of Joseph Conrad's most widely-taught works.

Explore themes of education, empowerment, and resilience in Malala Yousafzai's inspiring memoir.

Review the conventions of the Gothic and the roles of gender and class in the Victorian era as depicted in Charlotte Brontë's classic novel.

Explore themes of faith, survival, and the nature of storytelling in Yann Martel's captivating novel.

Explore William Golding's take on the end of civilization with questions on evil, innocence, savagery, Christian allegory, and Freudian theory.

Review Elie Wiesel's firsthand account of a harrowing Holocaust experience with questions on characterization, structure, and themes.

Consider the elements of Greek drama and delve into questions of fate, chance, and heroism with this classic play.

Test your knowledge of gender and class in the Regency era with questions on character motivation and family structure in one of Jane Austen's most widely read novels.

Explore ideas of transformation, identity, gender roles, and social stratification in George Bernard Shaw's classic of British literature.

Explore themes of adolescence, resilience, and the human spirit in Anne Frank's diary.

The earliest surviving work of literature, this epic draws on the deeply human themes of intimacy, mortality, rebirth, and transformation.

Delve into themes of love, identity, and family in this Booker-Prize winning novel by Arundhati Roy.

This modern classic by Margaret Atwood examines the subjugation of women, the dangers of totalitarian regimes, and the power of language and storytelling. Content warning: this novel deals with mature themes.

Consider the impact of the past and the importance of loyalty, country, and culture with Khaled Hosseini's modern classic.

Explore themes of selfhood and sacrifice with questions on allegory and Other-ness.

Explore themes of fatherhood, journeying, heroism, duty, and the relationship to the divine in this epic poem.

Oscar Wilde's heavily censored only novel presents a picture of Victorian society that is both decadent and bleak, inviting the reader to consider the relationship of art, beauty, corruption, and the soul.

Explore themes of loyalty, class, sacrifice, and deception in Kazuo Ishiguro's quiet masterpiece.

Review themes of social condemnation and emotional stunting with high-level questions Albert Camus' existentialism and narrative structure.

Delve into themes of post-colonialism, identity, and political fracture with Chinua Achebe's definitive English-language African novel.