Which choice below gives the type of the title animal in Moby Dick?

Which of the following authors based his novel The House of the Seven Gables on an actual residence in Salem, Massachusetts?

Below are four characters from Newbery Medal-winning novels. Which one can converse with animals?

Which of the following authors earned her second Newbery Medal for the story of a sixth-grade academic team who wins a state championship?

Below are four Newbery Medal winners. In which one does Erin Entrada Kelly write about a bully's prank and its unintended consequences?

Select the title character of a Newbery Medal-winning novel who is a human.

Which classic author below created the characters Captain Nemo and Phileas Fogg?

Which one of the following novels is a T. H. White work based loosely on Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur?

Match each Lewis Carroll character with its quotation.

x. Cheshire Cat 1. “Sentence first—verdict afterwards.”

y. Queen of Hearts 2. “We’re all mad here.”

z. Alice 3. “Curiouser and curiouser.”

Jacqueline Woodson wrote three of the books below. Which one was the work of Kekla Magoon?

The author of the Newbery-winning verse novel The Crossover earned a Newbery Honor for which of the following books?

Rita Williams-Garcia wrote a Newbery Honor and King Award-winning trilogy about sisters Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern. Which choice below gives the girls’ last name?

The late U.S. Representative John Lewis co-wrote a trilogy that highlighted his civil rights work. Which choice below names that series?

In a Sibert Honor Book, Jason Chin wrote about and illustrated the trip he took with his daughter to which of the following national parks?

James L. Swanson’s book The President Has Been Shot! chronicles the assassination of which U.S. leader?

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow set one of his poems on the night of April 18, 1775. It tells of which of the following colonial men’s heroic efforts?

Which man below wrote Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, the poetry book that inspired the musical Cats?

Which of the following poetic lines did Emily Dickinson write?

Match each character with the play in which she appears.

x. Eliza Doolittle 1. The Miracle Worker

y. Anne Sullivan 2. The Crucible

z. Abigail Williams 3. Pygmalion

Which colonial figure below urged the Second Virginia Convention to support the Revolutionary War effort with the speech?

She was arrested for casting an illegal vote in a presidential election. Which of the following activists argued for women's suffrage with the speech “On Women’s Right to Vote”?

In a Mark Twain story, Jim Smiley names his pet after orator Daniel Webster. Which kind of animal below does he own?

Which of the following choices names one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories featuring Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson?

Below are four short story writers. Which one used his trademark surprise endings in “The Cop and the Anthem” and “After Twenty Years”?

According to legend, the Yeti—sometimes called the Abominable Snowman—lives in which of the following mountain ranges?

In one of his fables, Aesop contrasts hardworking ants with which arthropod below, who spends the summer playing music instead of gathering food for winter?

Which one of the following tall tale characters is named for the river where, as a baby, he was separated from his family?

NO grammatical errors appear in which sentence below?

Match each sentence with the type of phrase it contains.

x. gerund phrase 1. Listening to music is a great method of relaxation.

y. participial phrase 2. I need to finish this assignment quickly.

z. infinitive phrase 3. Panting with exhaustion, the runner crossed the finish line.

Which sentence below contains an adjective clause?

Which of the following sentence types can NEVER be in the indicative mood?

Which one of the sentences below has NO apostrophe errors?

“Kale is delicious, and it’s also good for you.” What is the previous sentence’s grammatical structure?

“will you run tests for strep throat and the flu, doctor?” How many words in the previous sentence

should be capitalized?

“The teacher gave her students good grades on their essays.” What is the previous sentence’s direct object?

Which sentence below contains a predicate nominative?

Which of the following pronouns is indefinite?

Which word below is MISSPELLED?

Match each word with its antonym.

x. comprehend 1. contradict

y. commence 2. conclude

z. corroborate 3. misunderstand

Which of the following words is spelled CORRECTLY?

Which of the following suffixes derives from the Latin for "to kill"?

Which word below contains the Latin root meaning "to throw"?

Which of the following choices gives the meaning of the Greek prefix "hyper"?

Below are four words or phrases of French origin. Which one means “to secretly damage enemy property or secretly interfere with its activities”?

Which of the following foreign words is NOT the name of a martial art?

It often follows “French.” Which Italian word below applies to a coastal resort area with warm weather?

Which portion of a story’s plot lies at the top of Freytag’s Pyramid?

Which of the following choices is the only type of internal conflict seen in literature?

Match each work with its genre.

x. “Belling the Cat” by Aesop 1. fable

y. “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift 2. autobiography

z. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou 3. satire

He is better remembered for novels like Anna Karenina and War and Peace. Which author below also wrote the short story “The Two Brothers”?

How many lines does a haiku have?

Which of the following words contains the Latin root for “empty”?

M. T. Anderson’s YALSA Finalist book Symphony for the City of the Dead tells of the work composer Dmitri Shostakovich wrote for which city below, which survived an almost three-year siege during World War Two?

Which of the following choices is a synonym of the verb “surmise”?

Gary Paulsen wrote an adventure novel in which Brian Robeson survives time alone in the Canadian wilderness with only which object below?

Which of the following is NOT a category for adjectives and adverbs?

Robin Benway’s National Book Award-winning novel about Grace’s search for her biological family has which of the following titles?

Thornton Wilder set his Pulitzer-winning drama Our Town in Grover’s Corners, a small town in which state?

Match each Spanish word with its meaning.

x. flotilla 1. a large estate

y. pampas 2. a group of naval vessels

z. hacienda 3. a grassy South American plain

Chronologically, it is the third novel in the series. Which of the following Leatherstocking Tales did James Fenimore Cooper subtitle The Inland Sea?

Mark Twain created three of the characters below. Which one was a Stephen Crane creation?

Which one of the following characters is from Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

The author of Joey Pigza Loses Control won a Newbery Medal for which book below?

Which of the following novels is part of a five-book series that also includes Many Waters and A Swiftly Tilting Planet?

The witch Xan raises the title character of which Newbery winner below?

Which author below is INCORRECTLY matched with his or her Newbery Medal-winning novel?

Lucy Maud Montgomery’s novel Anne of Green Gables is set in which of the following countries?

Stargirl, Maniac Magee, and John “Crash” Coogan are all characters created by which children’s author below?

Match each novel with its series.

x. The Bad Beginning 1. The Lord of the Rings

y. The Return of the King 2. The Chronicles of Narnia

z. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 3. A Series of Unfortunate Events

Each of the following novels earned the Scott O’Dell Award. Which one was based on the diary of author Laura Amy Schlitz’s grandmother?

Among her novels are Copper Sun, Tears of a Tiger, and Forged by Fire. Which of the following writers earned the Margaret A. Edwards Award for those novels, as well as Darkness Before Dawn, November Blues, and The Battle of Jericho?

Which author below has earned numerous YALSA and Sibert Medals and Honors, including for works like Honeybee, The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh, and Giant Squid?

Which of the following non-fiction works was NOT set during World War Two?

Larry Dane Brimner won a Sibert Medal for it. The Freedom Ride of 1961, which challenged

segregation on public transportation in the South, is the subject of which of the following books?

Which poetic line below did Walt Whitman write?

Bess sacrifices her life to save her love in an Alfred Noyes poem. Which of the following poems is it?

Edward Lear’s Book of Nonsense consists of poems in which genre?

Match each Shakespearean play with its quotation.

x. A Midsummer Night’s Dream 1. “To be, or not to be, that is the question.”

y. Hamlet 2. “The course of true love never did run smooth.”

z. Romeo and Juliet 3. “Parting is such sweet sorrow.”

In October 1877, he ended his efforts to lead the Nez Perce to freedom in Canada. Which Native American below delivered his “Surrender Speech” at that time?

Ronald Reagan delivered his “Tear Down This Wall” speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate in which of the following world cities?

Gary Soto wrote three of the stories below. Which one did Stephen Vincent Benét write?

Rachel’s disappointing eleventh birthday is the subject of a short story by which of the following authors?

At the conclusion of which Edgar Allan Poe short story do siblings Roderick and Madeline die?

Which of the following choices gives the moral of Aesop’s fable “The Dog and Its Reflection”?

“Open sesame” is a magical phrase in which story from The Thousand and One Nights?

According to tall tales, which one of the following characters does NOT work in Paul Bunyan’s logging camp?

An adverb clause is part of which sentence below?

Match each sentence with its grammatical mood.

x. The sky is full of stars tonight. 1. indicative mood

y. Please print me a copy of the article. 2. imperative mood

z. I wish I could visit Mars. 3. subjunctive mood

Which sentence below contains an appositive phrase?

NO grammatical errors appear in which of the following sentences?

Which sentence below ONLY uses commas correctly?

What is the following sentence’s structure? “You’ll certainly lose if you don’t try.”

Which one of the following sentences is capitalized INCORRECTLY?

An intransitive verb appears in which sentence below?

Which adjective below is in the superlative degree?

Which one of the following words is spelled CORRECTLY?

Match each word with its synonym.

x. prevalent 1. unscripted

y. abrasive 2. irritating

z. impromptu 3. common

Which of the following words is MISSPELLED?

The words “archaea” and “archaeology” contain a Greek root meaning what?

Which of the following words contains the Latin root meaning “plenty”?

Which choice below is the Latin prefix for “below”?

Below are four German foods. Which one is a breakfast cereal of dried fruit and rolled oats that resembles granola?

It can refer to an artificial bird like the one seen here. Which of the following words can also mean “someone or something used to draw attention away from another”?

Which phrase below applies to a student who graduates with honors?

Little Women and The Scarlet Letter use it. In which of the following points of view does the narrator always know what each character is thinking and what is happening?

“Sugar is her Kryptonite” is an example. Which literary device below references a person, event, or other work of art, music, or literature?

Match each sound device with its example.

x. alliteration 1. The ventriloquist varied her voice.

y. assonance 2. The clanging pots woke the baby.

z. onomatopoeia 3. The firelight quietly shines.

Which of the following characters is both the protagonist and narrator of the Daniel Keyes story “Flowers for Algernon”?

Which sentence below contains an oxymoron?

Which one of these suffixes forms nouns from verbs?

Lori Alexander’s biography All in a Drop tells how which of the following scientists built his own microscope to become the “father of microbiology”?

Which word below is a synonym of the noun “tumult”?

Which one of the following children’s books did E. B. White write?