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This Lewisburg native wrote the acclaimed books Town Smokes, The Wrecking Yard, and Dogs of God?
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This McDowell County native is best known for his books about his hometown of Coalwood?
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Which of the following was NOT written by Charleston native Mary Lee Settle?
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Which of the following was NOT a poet laureate of West Virginia?
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This author's novel Lost Highway was about a West Virginia country singer.
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This author wrote two classic novels about the southern coalfields.
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Which one of the following Thomas Dunn English poems is NOT about West Virginia?
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Who served the longest time (38 years) as West Virginia's poet laureate?
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Which poet laureate wrote a special poem for West Virginia's Sesquicentennial in 2013?
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Which one of the following recognitions did Martinsburg native Walter Dean Myers NOT receive?
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