Eric Rohmann earned a Caldecott Medal for his story of what animal friend, who gets into trouble wherever he goes?

A. Bear

B. Mouse

C. Rabbit

D. Hippo

What fairy tale princess’s golden hair figures prominently in a Caldecott-winning picture book by Paul O. Zelinsky?

A. Rapunzel

B. Cinderella

C. Snow White

D. Sleeping Beauty

Scottish poet Robert Burns compares his love for a “bonnie lass” to which of the following flowers?

A. a snow white daisy

B. a golden daffodil

C. a pink carnation

D. a red, red rose

Which poetry type below expresses a feeling, rather than telling a story?

A. dramatic poem

B. narrative poem

C. ballad

D. lyric poem

Match each character with his creator.

x. Matty 1. Judy Blume

y. Aslan 2. C. S. Lewis

z. Fudge 3. Lois Lowry

A. x-1, y-2, z-3

B. x-2, y-1, z-3

C. x-3, y-1, z-2

D. x-3, y-2, z-1

“I lie down by the side of my…bride” is a quote from Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “Annabel Lee.” It is also an example of which of the following sound devices?

A. onomatopoeia

B. assonance

C. alliteration

D. consonance

R. L. Stine’s Goosebumps series, which includes Welcome to Camp Nightmare and The Werewolf of Fever Swamp, most likely belongs to which literary genre below?

A. mystery

B. horror

C. science fiction

D. historical fiction

He once got his paws stuck on the Tar Baby, but broke loose when his enemy threw him in the briar patch. Which trickster character was he?

A. Brer Fox

B. Brer Bear

C. Brer Possum

D. Brer Rabbit

“Sing a Song of Sixpence” describes a king counting money, a queen eating bread and honey, and a maid hanging clothes in a garden. What bird breed is baked into the king’s pie, before escaping and pecking off the maid’s nose?

A. hummingbirds

B. blackbirds

C. cardinals

D. blue jays

Transfer and transplant both contain a Latin prefix that means which of the following?

A. against

B. change

C. look

D. across

Which of the following words is an antonym of mundane?

A. commonplace

B. tedious

C. frequent

D. extraordinary

Which of the sentences below uses CORRECT capitalization?

A. My cousin visited the Galapagos islands in south America.

B. “Your waiter will be here soon,” Our hostess assured us.

C. Susan learned japanese over the Winter.

D. Uncle Ben once met President Obama in Hawaii.

A noun clause is present in which of the sentences below?

A. Our coach likes what she sees.

B. We know time is up when the bell rings.

C. Go put the drawbridge down, please.

D. The horse that she is riding isn’t hers.

Which choice below correctly spells the word for “a person who lives nearby”?

A. nieghbor

B. neigbour

C. neighboor

D. neighbor