Some questions about reading books in the famous book reading competition

I'm about to participate in the famous book reading competition in the second year of junior high school. I don't know how to prepare, or more accurately, I don't know which books to read. It can be said that my reading volume is still very narrow, so even though it's useless to cram at the last minute, I still hope to make one last surprise.
This should be my first time participating in a competition that is similar to a famous book reading competition. After looking at the school's test paper, I realized that this kind of competition doesn't only require reading famous works. It also requires a wealth of literary knowledge, but I don't have it. Therefore, I am asking everyone for help. I hope that everyone can help me provide some information similar to this:
1. Some famous works with the word 'most' or 'first'…For example, the first Chinese classical novel…The first novel to criticize the dark reality…The most ironic novel…
2. Something about famous writers and their masterpieces
3. The main characters and events in the Four Great Classics…
4. General knowledge of literature…
There were also some famous works that were more important to the competition, or random novels…Because I didn't have any experience, I didn't know how to ask questions to express myself clearly…Anyway... I'm counting on you
After ending this problem, I want to tell that person…
Reading famous works is not just for the sake of an examination. F * ck, if that's the case, do you think there's a real winner in this kind of examination and competition?
NOBODY
So, I know the competition is just a by-product, and I'm quite impressed by your answer.

Answer 1

For the classic reading competition, the questions for reading books were as follows:

Which novel is The Catcher in the Rye?
The Catcher in the Rye was a long novel written by American D. Salinger, which was first published in 1951.

Which novel is The Great Gatsby?
The Great Gatsby was a novel written by F. Scott fitzgerald, which was first published in 1925.

Which novel is One Hundred Years of Solitude?
One Hundred Years of Solitude was a novel by Colombia Garcia Márquez, first published in 1967.

Which novel is Romance of the Three Kingdoms?
Romance of the Three Kingdoms is one of the representative works of Chinese classical novels. It was first published around 1600 by the Ming Dynasty novelist Luo Guanzhong.

Which novel is Dream of the Red Chamber?
Dream of the Red Chamber was one of the representative works of Chinese classical novels. It was first published in 1877 during the Qing Dynasty.

Which novel is Water Margins?
Water Margins was one of the representative works of Chinese classical novels. It was a long novel written by Shi Naian, a novelist of the Ming Dynasty. It was first published around 1600.

Which novel is Journey to the West?
Journey to the West was one of the representative works of Chinese classical novels. It was a novel written by Wu Chengen, a novelist of the Ming Dynasty. It was first published around 1600.

Which novel is The Scholars?
The Scholars is one of the representative works of Chinese classical novels. It was first published in 1879 during the Qing Dynasty.