1. What is the most famous novel written by Octavia Butler?
2. In what year was Octavia Butler born?
3. What was the first science-fiction story that Octavia Butler ever read?
The Devil Girl From Mars
- Interview with Locus Magazine
4. Which prestigious award did Octavia Butler win in 1995 for her novel Parable of the Sower?
Nebula Award
- New York Times
5. What is the name of the protagonist in Butler's novel Parable of the Sower?
Lauren Oya Olamina
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6. What is the name of the collection of short stories that Octavia Butler published in 1984?
Bloodchild and Other Stories
- Barnes & Noble
7. Which university did Octavia Butler attend in the late 1960s and early 1970s?
California State University, Los Angeles
- Britannica
8. What is the name of the alien race in Butler's novel Dawn?
Oankali
- Clarion Workshop
9. Which dystopian novel by George Orwell did Octavia Butler consider as an inspiration for her own work?
10. What is the name of the time-traveling protagonist in Butler's novel Kindred?
11. Which influential science-fiction magazine published one of Octavia Butler's first stories, "Crossover"?
12. What is the name of the disease that affects the main character in Butler's novel Clay's Ark?
Duryea-Gode Disease
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13. Which prestigious award did Octavia Butler win in 1999 for her novel Parable of the Talents?
Hugo Award
- San Francisco Chronicle
14. What is the name of the protagonist in Butler's novel Fledgling?
15. Which American state did Octavia Butler grow up in?
California
- Biography.com
16. What is the name of the fictional town in which Butler's novel Patternmaster is set?
17. Which mythological figure inspired the title of Butler's novel Wild Seed?
18. What is the name of the protagonist in Butler's novel The Parable of The Trickster?
19. In what year did Octavia Butler pass away?
20. Which adjective does Butler use to describe herself in the opening lines of her novel Kindred?
"I lost an arm on my last trip home."
- Kindred by Octavia Butler
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