1. Augusten Burroughs
2. William S. Burroughs
3. Sophie Dahl
4. Roald Dahl
5. Tom Wolfe
6. Virginia Woolf
7. Nicholson Baker
A. “During the summers … worked as a cub reporter … [D]isliked the work and refused to cover some events, like the death of a drowned child.”
B. “Known for being a plus-size model, although … has since lost weight and is now of similar proportions to other fashion models.”
C. “Stephen King notoriously compared [one of the author’s works] to a ‘meaningless little fingernail paring.’ ”
D. “[W]rote in [own] diary, ‘I do not like the Jewish voice; I do not like the Jewish laugh.’ ”
E. “Writing pokes fun at subjects such as advertising, psychiatrists, religious families … ”
F. “He was buried with his snooker cues, some very good Burgundy, chocolates, HB pencils, and a power saw.”
G. “[C]riticized Wikipedia, which he said ‘only a primitive would believe a word of.’ ”
ANSWERS: 1, E; 2, A; 3, B; 4, F; 5, G; 6, D; 7, C