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Literature

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In E. Nesbit's novel "Five Children and It", what is "It"?

a)

a flying carpet

b)

a magic ring

c)

a treasure

d)

a sand fairy

2.

In "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe", what is Lucy doing when she first discovers the magical wardrobe?

a)

hanging up clothes

b)

cleaning

c)

exploring the house

d)

packing to leave

3.

What kind of animal is Reepicheep?

a)

a bear

b)

a centaur

c)

a lion

d)

a mouse

4.

In "Half Magic", by Edward Eager, the children discover a magic ...?

a)

coin

b)

ring

c)

spell

d)

genie

5.

A boy called Wart is taken under the wing of a wizard, who turns him into all sorts of creatures, in order to further his education. In the end, the boy discovers his destiny. What is the book?

a)

The Twits

b)

Rewards and Fairies

c)

The Sword in the Stone

d)

The Never-Ending Story

6.

Under Platform 13, at King's Cross Railway Station, is a gump. What IS a gump?

a)

a pile of weapons

b)

a kind of chewing gum

c)

an ogre

d)

a hidden door to a different world

7.

This book has witches, flying monkeys, a cowardly lion, and a girl who just wants to go home. What is the girl's name?

a)

Anthea

b)

Alice

c)

Lucy

d)

Dorothy

8.

In this book, a young boy brings his toy Indian to life inside a magic cupboard. What is the boy's name?

a)

Omri

b)

Cyril

c)

Patrick

d)

Wart

9.

In J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit", Bilbo Baggins and a band of dwarves set off to steal a treasure from a dragon. What is the dragon's name?

a)

Nidhogg

b)

Smaug

c)

Fafnir

d)

Jormungand

10.

In this book, a girl has fallen down a rabbit hole, grown smaller and then larger, and is now at a very strange tea-party. Who keeps falling asleep at the party?

a)

the March Hare

b)

the dormouse

c)

the mock turlte

d)

the Mad Hatter

11.

In this book, a girl has fallen down a rabbit hole, grown smaller and then larger, and is now at a very strange tea-party. Who keeps falling asleep at the party?

a)

a Roman centurian

b)

a pirate

c)

a Norman knight

d)

an ancient god

12.

In this book, a girl has fallen down a rabbit hole, grown smaller and then larger, and is now at a very strange tea-party. Who keeps falling asleep at the party?

a)

little witches

b)

frogs

c)

mice

d)

water

13.

In this book, a girl has fallen down a rabbit hole, grown smaller and then larger, and is now at a very strange tea-party. Who keeps falling asleep at the party?

a)

a carpenter

b)

an astronaut

c)

a vampire slayer

d)

a witch

14.

In this book, a boy named Bastian becomes involved in a quest to save Fantasia. In fact, Bastian actually ENTERS the book.

a)

The Never-Ending Story

b)

The Islands of the Aunts

c)

The Ogre Downstairs

d)

The Secret World of Og

15.

In this book, a boy with a scar on his face goes to Wizard School at Hogwarts. What is the boy's cousin's name?

a)

Draco

b)

Ron

c)

Dudley

d)

Piers

16.

This story was written by the English writer Charles Dickens. A grumpy old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge is transformed into a generous and kind person after being visited by three ghosts who show him the error of his ways. What is the book's title?

a)

A Christmas Carol

b)

Three Christmas Ghosts

c)

Marley and Scrooge

d)

Scrooge

17.

This French author wrote about space and undersea travel long before they were considered a real possibility, and has often been called "the father of science fiction." His books include such daring adventures as "A Journey to the Center of the Earth", "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" and "Around the World in Eighty Days." Who was he?

a)

Verne Gagne

b)

Verne Troyer

c)

Jules Feiffer

d)

Jules Verne

18.

Who wrote "The Jungle Book"?

a)

Joseph Conrad

b)

Jack London

c)

Herman Melville

d)

Rudyard Kipling

19.

With both his parents dead, young David Balfour sets out to learn the truth about his rightful inheritance. His cruel uncle Ebenezer wants David gone, and arranges for him to be spirited away and sold into slavery. Robert Louis Stevenson is the author of this book about David's adventures and the people he meets in his quest for justice. What's the name of this book, which was published in 1886?

a)

Kidnapped

b)

The Master of Ballantrae

c)

Treasure Island

d)

The Ebb-Tide

20.

In the early 1800s, two German brothers gathered and published folk tales which had been handed down over generations. Their collections of stories included "Hansel and Gretel", "Rapunzel", "Little Red Riding Hood" among many others. Which brothers brought us these fairy tales?

a)

The Brothers Brown

b)

The Brothers Grimm

c)

The Heidelburg Brothers

d)

The Basile Brothers

21.

One of the most beloved authors of children's stories has given us such tales as "The Ugly Duckling", "The Little Mermaid", "The Emperor's New Clothes" and "The Snow Queen." Who was this Danish author?

a)

Hans Frederick Jorgensen

b)

Hans Christian Andersen

c)

Hans Haakon Christoffersen

d)

Hans Neils Christensen

22.

Dorothy Gale, a young girl living in Kansas, is swept away by a cyclone and dropped into a fantasy land. She meets a man made of tin, a lion who's a big fraidy cat and a scarecrow who believes he lacks a brain. Dorothy is seeking a powerful wizard to grant her one wish, to return home. To which city must Dorothy travel to find the wizard?

a)

Ruby City

b)

Emerald City

c)

Diamond City

d)

City of Gold

23.

What are the names of the four March sisters in Louisa May Alcott's classic novel "Little Women".

a)

Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy

b)

Mary, Ellen, Frances, Virginia

c)

Annabelle, Charlotte, Maud, Phillipa

d)

Allegra, Emily, Jennie, Rosalind

24.

Of Mice and Men : Why do George and Lennie leave the ranch in Weed?

a)

Lennie killed the farmer's rabbit.

b)

Lennie was accused of rape.

c)

Lennie and George were fired.

d)

Lennie fought with the farmer's son-in-law.

25.

Of Mice and Men : For what does Lennie ask that angers George?

a)

Ketchup

b)

Beans

c)

A puppy

d)

Rabbits

26.

Of Mice and Men : According to George, why are he and Lennie different from other migrant laborers?

a)

They have a chance to fulfill their dream of owning land.

b)

They are not lonely, for they have each other.

c)

They don't have any responsibilities.

d)

They cannot move from job to job as easily because of Lennie's disability.

27.

Of Mice and Men : Which of the following does not foreshadow later events in the novel?

a)

George scolds Lennie for getting them fired from every job they have.

b)

George kills the mouse that he holds.

c)

George talks about Aunt Clara

d)

George tells Lennie where to hide if there is trouble.

28.

Of Mice and Men : Which of the following does not describe Lennie?

a)

Forgetful

b)

Innocent

c)

Slow-witted

d)

Talkative

29.

Of Mice and Men : Why does Curley dislike Lennie?

a)

The boss tells Curley to watch out for Lennie.

b)

Lennie laughs at Curley.

c)

Curley is jealous of those who are bigger than he.

d)

Lennie ogles his wife.

30.

What is Romeo's last name?

a)

Capulet

b)

Montague

31.

Romeo and Juliet : Who stabs Mercutio?

a)

Benvolio

b)

Peter

c)

Tybalt

d)

Romeo

32.

Romeo and Juliet : What were Mercutio's last words?

a)

"O, find him! Give this ring to my true knight and bid him come to take his last farewell."

b)

"Help me into some houses, Benvolio, or I shall faint. A plague on both your houses! They have made worms' meat of me. I have it, and soundly too. Your houses!

c)

"For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo."

d)

"Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona, where we lay our scene, from ancient grudge break to new mutiny, where civil blood makes civil hands unclean."