Historical Literature Test Review

What is the purpose of reading Expository Nonfiction?

• To entertain the reader with a story
• To persuade the reader to take action
• To inform the reader about a topic
• To describe a personal experience

What is a characteristic of Expository Nonfiction?

• It is written to make the reader feel emotion and connection
• It is entirely fact based
• It can only be read in order
• It is biased and contains opinions

Which of the following is NOT a feature of Historical Fiction?

• The characters and plot are not believable to readers.
• The main characters are involved in a conflict that is real from that time period.
• The story is organized by time and presents events in sequential order.
• It includes all necessary parts of a story such as characters, plot, and setting.

What does Narrative Nonfiction involve?

• A blend of historical facts with mythical or supernatural elements.
• Carefully researched, factual recounting of true events that happened to real people.
• Stories that are entirely made up and have no factual basis.
• Fictional stories that are loosely based on real events.

What is Historical Fiction?

• A literary genre with made-up plots and characters set in a futuristic world.
• A non-fiction genre that tells a story through factual accounts without any fictional elements.
• A genre that combines historical facts with science fiction elements.
• A literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting located in the past with accurate time period and historical events.

What are the predominant emotions expressed in most of Anne Frank's diary entries?

• Joy and Contentment

• Anxiety and Optimism

• Indifference and Tedium

• Wit and Fury

In "Anne Frank," which best supports the idea that it was Anne’s wish “to share her words with the world?"

• "Her sole comfort was her diary, her most prized possession."
• "she vowed to become a famous writer, with her first book to be based on her now overflowing diary."
• "'I can shake off everything if I write' Anne wrote in 1944"
• "First published in 1947, The Diary of a Young Girl...is one of the most-read books in the world."

What is the significance of Anne Frank's statement "probably nobody cares" in her diary?

• It reflects her belief that her thoughts were insignificant

• It shows her lack of interest in writing

• It indicates her family's disapproval of her writing

• It suggests that she was unaware of the future impact of her words

Consider this line from "Anne Frank": “Hitler fanned the flames of these age-old prejudices until they exploded into violent hatred.” What does the phrase "fanned the flames" mean?

• to make efforts to improve a difficult situation
• to make a bad situation or feeling more intense
• to refuse to take notice of something
• to burn something until it’s gone

People who stand by and watch as others suffer are:

• Rescuers
• Resisters
• Bystanders
• Speakers