TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: WORD ODDITIES 
Clue: This Britishism, a homophone of a letter in the alphabet, has one consonant followed by a line of 4 vowels

SOLUTION: queue

PROBLEM: Category: PLAYS 
Clue: Written in 1953 & set in the late 17th C., this play takes place about 16 miles northeast of where we are right now

SOLUTION: the crucible

PROBLEM: Category: AMERICAN NOVELS 
Clue: Chapter 15 of this 1881 novel is entitled "Tom as King"

SOLUTION:
the prince and the pauper