Genre Quiz #1

1. The Man behind the Moon by Shelton Pacer
This text tells the true life story of Richard Proctor, who argued in the 1870s that the dark spots on the Moon's surface were craters formed by collision, not volcanoes as previously believed.

• Autobiography
• Memoir
• Biography
• Realistic Fiction

2. The Basketball Player by Terry Rudder  
Chris Bosworth has just moved from the farm to the city, and he may be the most awkward freshman in the history of high school: he is lanky, unfashionable, and his voice keeps changing pitch when the teacher calls on him in class. When Chris starts playing for the underdog basketball team for the school, things start to change for him in a big way.

• Realistic Fiction
• Mystery
• Biography
• Science Fiction

3. Cordwood Pete retold and illustrated by C.G. Mills  
Mills retells the legend of Cordwood Pete, younger brother of Paul Bunyan. Unlike Paul, who grew to be a giant, Cordwood Pete was a mere 4 feet 9 inches. Pete's growth was stunted because he could never get enough to eat with Paul eating everything in site. What Cordwood Pete lacks in size, he makes up in speed: he's fast enough to cut 50 square miles in a single day!

• Fantasy
• Traditional Literature
• Historical Fiction
• Biography

4. Science is Fun by Allan Mallon  
This exciting science text teaches you to conduct scientific experiments using common household items.

• Informational
• Science Fiction
• Realistic Fiction
• Mystery

5. Space Racers by Eric Marshall  
This book follows a group of competitors from different interstellar backgrounds who are competing to win the ultimate race across the universe.

• Informational
• Autobiography
• Science Fiction
• Mystery

6. Odysseus's Long Trip Home retold by Ginger B. Miller 
After the fall of Troy, Odysseus, hero of the Trojan War, and his men seek to return home. But after angering Poseidon, the God of the sea, the journey home is anything but smooth. Miller retells the epic story of Odysseus's voyage across the sea.  

• Traditional Literature
• Memoir
• Historical Fiction
• Science Fiction

7. Ms. Dandridge by Jane Bryant 
It is the summer of 1758 and love is in the air. A young George Washington, future leader of the Revolution and a founding father of America, meets a widowed Martha Dandridge and sparks fly. But Martha's got a big family and not everybody is happy to see her moving on with her life. Will love triumph or are the wounds of Martha's past too deep to mend?

• Poetry
• Science Fiction
• Realistic Fiction
• Historical Fiction

8.  Sleeping Beauty retold by Brent Lansing  
Once upon a time, a wicked fairy casts a spell that causes a princess to sleep for a hundred years. A young prince overcomes monsters and sorcery to save his beloved.

• Fantasy
• Traditional Literature
• Memoir
• Biography

9. Snow Hill Sniper written by Mike Morin
Mike tells a story of when he was 9 years old and how he liked to go sledding down the big hill behind his house. One day as he was sledding down the hill, a sniper was throwing snowballs at him. He didn't know who it was at first, but he had a plan to retaliate!

• Memoir
• Autobiography
• Biography
• Realistic Fiction