TASK DEFINITION: In this task you will be given a text passage from a trivia quiz. You should choose the category this question belongs to from these categories: History, Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, Literature. You can only choose one category, so if in doubt, please choose the closest match.
PROBLEM: The central character, a resident of the San Bernadino Arms, falls in with such characters as Harry, a purveyor of homemade silver polish, and Miguel, a Mexican breeder of fighting cocks. There's also Abe Kusich, a dwarf horse player, and Earle Stroop, an unsuccessful cowboy actor. This novel famously ends with a riot at the Persian Palace during which Homer Simpson likely dies and the protagonist Tod Hackett, barely escapes. FTP, name this short novel by Nathaniel West.

SOLUTION: Literature

PROBLEM: In this work, Mrs. Goddard receives a goose from another character who lives at Abbey-Mill-Farm with her brother Robert. One character in this work must wait to marry until his aunt, Miss Churchill, has died, and Mr. Elton unexpectedly finds a wife in Bath. The title character of this work is rude to Miss Bates, the aunt of Jane Fairfax, and also unsuccessfully attempts to play matchmaker for Harriet Smith. The title character of this novel eventually realizes she loves Mr. Knightley. For 10 points, name this novel about a certain Miss Woodhouse by Jane Austen.

SOLUTION: Literature

PROBLEM: A former girlfriend of this composer inspired his Abegg Variations, and song cycles he wrote include A Woman's Life and Love and A Poet's Love, or Dichterliebe. When writing for the New Journal for Music, this music critic often used the pseudonyms Eusebius and Florestan. This composer of Dances of the League of David wrote the piano work Arabesque in C Major for his wife Clara. He is also known for Kreisleriana, the Symphonic tudes, and Carnaval, as well a symphony which helped open the Cologne Cathedral. For 10 points, name this German composer of the Rhenish and Spring symphonies.

SOLUTION:
Fine Arts