Here it is. Ten questions, one subject:
1. Name the odd one out. James, George, William, Henry, Francis, Charles.2. Who's missing? Elizabeth, Anne, Catherine, Jane, Fanny, Marianne, Emma.
3. Spot the different one. Mary, James, Kitty, Susan, Lydia, William, Isabella, Julia, Elizabeth, Mary, Margaret.
4. Add another to this list, with a nominal connection to the titular home in Fanny Price's story. David Cecil, Carol Shields, Claire Tomalin, Elizabeth Jenkins, Marghanita Laski, David Nokes.
5. Which work is it easiest to get to the end of? Lady Susan, The Watsons, Sanditon.
6. What date completes the series? 1773, 1775, 1817...
7. How is one place different from the other places? Steventon, Winchester, Chawton, Bath, Highbury, Godmersham.
8. Name the odd one out. Rev Richard Morland, Mr Bennet, Henry Dashwood, Lieutenant Mr Price, Mr Woodhouse, Sir Walter Elliot.
9. Whose dream? A library with none of her books.
10. Who's out of place here? John Thorpe, George Wickham, Fanny Dashwood, Mrs Norris, Miss Bates, William Elliot.
Rules of engagement. Entries to be submitted by midday GMT, 31 December 2007, with 'Boxing Day quiz' as the subject line of the email. The winner(s) will be drawn - as in 'out of a hat' - from all those entries deemed correct by the judges (me and WotN). Two book tokens worth £15.00 each to be won.
[Update on 4/1/08: The answers are now here.]