Battle of the Book Questions
Question
P
Title
Author
1
In which book do characters teach each other
to read and write and fight?
17
The Land
Mildred D. Taylor
2
In which book do characters bet the family's
Appaloosa horse?
22
The Land
Mildred D. Taylor
3
In which book do characters taunt a boy by
tearing pages from his book?
36
The Land
Mildred D. Taylor
4
In which book does the word Kanati mean
'lucky hunter'?
42
The Land
Mildred D. Taylor
5
In which book does a father plan to send two
brothers to separate schools?
44
The Land
Mildred D. Taylor
6
In which book is teaching certain people to read
and write against the law?
62
The Land
Mildred D. Taylor
7
In which book does a character lock 'thoughts
and tears and treasures' inside a painted box?
68
The Land
Mildred D. Taylor
8
In which book does a character receive a ring
and a watch for Christmas?
91
The Land
Mildred D. Taylor
9
In which book does a character win a race his
father told him not to enter?
115
The Land
Mildred D. Taylor
10
In which book do characters hide on a train that
is heading south?
126
The Land
Mildred D. Taylor
11
In which book do characters work in a
turpentine camp?
143
The Land
Mildred D. Taylor
12
In which book does a character brush his teeth
with a sweetgum stick?
161
The Land
Mildred D. Taylor
13
In which book do characters haggle over the
price of a chifferobe?
171
The Land
Mildred D. Taylor
14
In which book is a character equally adept at
riding horses and making furniture?
179
The Land
Mildred D. Taylor
15
In which book does a character call her child
Rachel, in spite of being told not to?
206
The Land
Mildred D. Taylor
16
In which book does a character get the gift of
healing from a parent?
210
The Land
Mildred D. Taylor
17
In which book is a character offered land in
return for clearing it of trees?
226
The Land
Mildred D. Taylor
18
In which book does a character prefer real
coffee to chicory?
234
The Land
Mildred D. Taylor
19
In which book does a character stand up as a
witness for a friend at his wedding?
271
The Land
Mildred D. Taylor
20
In which book do characters meet for worship
by a creek called the Rosa Lee?
277
The Land
Mildred D. Taylor
21
In which book does a character say a person
"beat me into friendship with him"?
280
The Land
Mildred D. Taylor
22
In which book do characters eat goose and
coon for a holiday dinner?
285
The Land
Mildred D. Taylor
23
In which book is a character repeatedly turned
down for a bank loan?
298
The Land
Mildred D. Taylor
24
In which book are a character's last words, "
You won't be sorry. I promise you that."?
306
The Land
Mildred D. Taylor
25
In which book does a character plan to hunt
down the killer of his friend and his horse?
311
The Land
Mildred D. Taylor
26
In which book does a character immerse a
person in the creek to stop the burning pain
caused by fire?
338
The Land
Mildred D. Taylor
27
In which book does a character receive a
broach that used to belong to his mother?
356
The Land
Mildred D. Taylor
28
In which book do characters move a coffin from
one grave to another?
The Land
Mildred D. Taylor
358/361