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Which Ritchie County native coached basketball teams to two National Invitational Tournament championships and authored a series of books about fictional sports star Chip Hilton?
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Rebecca Harding Davis's classic short story "Life in the Iron Mills" is about factory work in this city.
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Which of the following was NOT written by Charleston native Mary Lee Settle?
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Which institution of higher learning was author, poet, journalist, and educator Waitman Barbe closely associated with?
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In 1970, "Appalachia" became the first published poem by this author.
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Which Davis Grubb book was shot almost entirely on site in Moundsville?
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This author is best-known for his 1935 debut novel, Waiting for Nothing, about the Great Depression.
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Hubert Skidmore wrote a novel about this disaster.
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Which one of the following books was NOT written by Harrison County native Meredith Sue Willis?
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This author's critically acclaimed novels include In the Language of Miracles and A Pure Heart.
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