Student : _____________________________
Battle of the Books Test
2008-2009
Directions: Answer the following questions with the title and author of the book.
1. In which book was a character awakened by a terrible stomach ache?
(Hatchet by Gary Paulsen)
2. In which book does a character research to find answers to a family secret?
(The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright)
3. In which book is a mother’s main concern her garden?
(The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall)
4. In which book does a character have a beauty mark that seems to move?
(How Tia Lola Came to Stay by Julia Alvarez)
5. In which book does a character feel that her nose is too crooked?
(The Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars)
6. In which book does someone steal a characters lunch every day?
(Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary)
7. In which book does a character find many commonalities with her hero?
(In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Lord)
8. In which book does a character learn and “grow” from a disappointing situation?
( Jackson Jones and the Puddle of Thorns by Mary Quattlebaum)
9. In which book is a character very good at building a friend’s confidence?
(Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White)
10. In which book is a character forced to leave home?
(Soft Rain: A Story of the Cherokee Trail of Tears by Cornelia Cornelissen)
11. In which book does a character communicate using picture books?
( Rules by Cynthia Lord)
12. In which book is there a character who accomplished something that only two
others have been able to do?
( A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie “Peanut” Johnson by Michelle Y. Green)
Title
Author
Charlotte’s Web
E.B. White
Dear Mr. Henshaw
Beverly Cleary
The Dollhouse Murders
Betty Ren Wright
Hatchet
Gary Paulsen
How Tia Lola Came to Stay
Julia Alvarez
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
Bette Lord
Jackson Jones and the Puddle of Thorns
Mary Quattlebaum
The Penderwicks
Jeanne Birdsall
Rules
Cynthia Lord
Soft Rain: A Story of the Cherokee Trail of Tears
Cornelia Cornelissen
A Strong Right Arm : The Story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson
Michelle Y. Green
The Summer of the Swans
Betsy Byars