Challenge 1133

Quest Fulfilled

In Charles C. Cole’s Puzzles for a Pocket Village:
1. Aside from the list of classic literature that is forbidden in some parts of North America, what imagined incident might cause the story to be banned outside of places like Thistleberg?
2. What does the story imply about the possibiity of communication between those who ban books and those who read and appreciate them?
3. What publication in Bewildering Stories would have caused this or any literary journal to be banned in 17th-century France?
In Bill Kowaleski’s The Betting Window: What is the basic difference betseen Stanley’s and Diane’s approaches to placing sure-fire bets?
In Matson Sewell’s The Ditto Effect: What is the “ditto” effect?
In Brennan Thomas’s Swim Lesson:
1. A shark’s skin is very rough. Does the story take it into account?
2. At least how old is the adult swim pupil?
3. Why might the shark conclude that the swim pupil deserves to be eaten?
In Zumwalt’s Ogun’s Tollbooth: Does the poem replicate a Nigerian legend?
In Shamik Banerjee’s The Power Source: Do “says” and “day’s” form a sight rhyme even with the apostrophe?
In Richard Ong’s Ground Infinity: How does the image symbolize a fulfillment of Jed’s quest in Taking Notice?