This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Fiction > Historical Fiction – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Historical Fiction Quiz 14 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why does Sarah Beth's mother give her the embroidered rug to put in her room? A) It will look nice in there. B) Her mom knows how much she appreciates it and will take care of it. C) Sarah Beth needs a rug in her room. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her mom knows how much she appreciates it and will take care of it. 2. What is character development? A) The process of revealing a character's traits, personality, and growth throughout a story. B) The use of flashbacks to show events that took place at an earlier time. C) The combination of ideas, values, feelings, and beliefs that influence the way an author views and writes about a topic. D) The presentation of events and people of the past in a fictional context. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The process of revealing a character's traits, personality, and growth throughout a story. 3. Which character would be described as OBSERVANT A) Monk. B) Narrator. C) Priscilla. D) Melvin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Narrator. 4. To redirect or turn away from somethi A) Dilemma. B) Furrowed his brows. C) Brewing storm. D) Direct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct. 5. Examples of character identities are: A) Nationality, religion, race, gender, class. B) Favorite color, outgoing, introvert, stubborn, shy. C) Shy, religion, introvert, gender, outgoing. D) Nationality, favorite color, race, stubborn, class. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nationality, religion, race, gender, class. 6. Which of the following depicts only real events? A) Historical Fiction. B) Biography. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biography. 7. Name the genre:Tom was excited to be traveling to America with his parents. He had never been away from Germany. At first he was nervous about the sea voyage, but his father assured him that the "Titantic" was mankind's triumph over the ocean. "This boat, " his father said, "is virtually unsinkable." A) Realistic fiction. B) Science fiction. C) Historical fiction. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Historical fiction. 8. The store carried quite a bit of stuff-sugar, flour, dried fruits, canned goods and such on one side. On the other side of the yard, they carried goods, coats, caps, aprons and the like of that on the other. It wasn't a big store like Hirsch Brothers Store up the street. Never would be, people guessed, that it would have gone out of business long ago if Mr. Baumer hadn't let it. He had started the store just two years before and, the way things were, worked himself close to death. He was at the high desk at the end of the grocery counter when I came in the next afternoon. He had his eyeshades on and his pencil was in hand instead of behind his ear and his glasses were roosted on the nose that Slade had twisted. He didn't hear me open and close the door or hear my feet as I walked back to him, and I saw he wasn't doing anything with the pencil but holding it over paper. I stood and studied him for a minute, seeing a small, stooped man with a little belly bulging through his unbuttoned vest. He was a man you wouldn't remember from meeting once. There was nothing in his looks to set itself in your mind unless maybe it was his chin, which was a small hill in the gentle plain of his face. While I watched him, he lifted his hand and ran his fingers along his nose. Then he saw me. His eyes had that kind of tired look that seems to go with age or illness, though he wasn't really old or sick, either. He brought his hand down quickly and picked up the pencil, but then he saw I was still looking at the nose, and finally he sighed and said, "That Slade." Just the sound of the name brought Slade to my eye. I could vision him slouched in front of the bar, and I saw him and his string of horses coming down the road. I could see Slade's whip lifting hair from a horse because it would sting so badly. I had heard people say that Slade could make a horse scream with that whip. The passage states that Mr. Baumer "worked himself to death" . What can you infer that this means? A) He died in the store. B) He was found dead while working. C) He worked a lot. D) He never worked at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He worked a lot. 9. What is the correct spelling words? A) Outrageous. B) Outrageous. C) I'll take it out. D) Outrageous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Outrageous. 10. Sometimes characters in historical fiction may interact with actual historical figures from the time period. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Where does the story Tea with Milk take place? A) Japan. B) Wisconsin. C) South Carolina. D) Paris, France. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Japan. 12. Benjamin Franklin was one of the founders of the Constitution. The Constitution is a A) Secondary Source. B) Primary Source. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Primary Source. 13. When something is worth a lot to someone A) Visitation. B) Vacation. C) Valuable. D) Verdict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Valuable. 14. Informational text is part of Non-Fiction A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. The lawyer called the criminal a savage. A) Smart person. B) Brutal person. C) Loud person. D) Shy person. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brutal person. 16. Historical Fiction is a part of realistic fiction. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. The pirate seized the ship from the explorers. A) Bought. B) Lent. C) Captured. D) Borrowed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Captured. 18. Ezekiel helps the travelers by ..... A) Giving them food. B) Providing wagons to travel. C) He was able to sell food and goods to travelers. D) He showed them how to have dreams for themselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was able to sell food and goods to travelers. 19. What feature of historical fiction focuses on where the story takes place? A) Setting. B) Theme. C) Character development. D) Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Setting. 20. How does "Behold the Brooklyn Bridge" demonstrate features of historical fiction? A) It tells how all people felt during that time. B) It uses fictional characters to recreate the excitement of a historical event. C) It gives the author's opinion. D) It is a 100% nonfiction story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It uses fictional characters to recreate the excitement of a historical event. 21. As readers, we ..... in book clubs to deepen our understanding of text. A) Conflict. B) Collaborate. C) Historical context. D) Demands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Collaborate. 22. One who moves to a country where one is not native to permanently live there A) Refugee. B) Empathize. C) Immigrant. D) Medieval. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Immigrant. 23. A chance for good things A) Options. B) Opportunity. C) Outside. D) Ordinary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opportunity. 24. How does the setting affect the story in Ghosts in the House? A) At the time of the story, there are no cars, planes, or trains that reach from Missouri to Oregon, so Virginia has to walk to Orgeon. B) At the time of the story, Slavery is legal, so Virginia's parents are slave owners. C) At the time of the story, Slavery is legal, so Virginia's parents help run away slaves. D) At the time of the story, there are no cars or buses, so Virginia has to walk to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At the time of the story, Slavery is legal, so Virginia's parents help run away slaves. 25. During which part of the story does the turning point happen? A) Falling action. B) Rising action. C) Resolution/denouement. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climax. 26. Emma, Daniel, and Michael are having a debate about historical fiction. They want to know which subtopic focuses on the events of World War II. Can you help them? A) World War II historical fiction. B) Ancient Rome historical fiction. C) Civil War historical fiction. D) Victorian era historical fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) World War II historical fiction. 27. Luna, Liam, and Evelyn are time-traveling historians! They've landed in the 1980s. Which subtopic of historical fiction are they exploring? A) World War II. B) Renaissance. C) Victorian Era. D) Cold War. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cold War. 28. "I just broke another nail!" Sharon said angrily, looking at her hand. A) Hard part that covers a finger or toe. B) Narrow fastener that is hammered into place. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hard part that covers a finger or toe. 29. What is the main theme of the story in 'Ophie's Ghosts'? A) Justice. B) Family. C) Adventure. D) Friendship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Justice. 30. What must a writer include to help make their story historical? A) Include dialogue. B) Make up events. C) Include historical facts, ideas, or clues. D) Make predictions for the future. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Include historical facts, ideas, or clues. 31. Most wagons were pulled by A) Cows. B) Horses. C) Oxen. D) Mules. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxen. 32. What does a context clue help you find? A) A summary of the passage. B) The meaning of an unknown word. C) The problem in the story. D) The main idea of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The meaning of an unknown word. 33. What does the word arrived men? A) Looked at a place. B) Come to a place. C) Left a place. D) Waited near a place. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Come to a place. 34. Natalie's ..... eyes had a shine, or twinkle, that showed how happy she was. A) Scowling. B) Glinting. C) Sleepy. D) Desperate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glinting. 35. What is a non-fiction? A) It is a real story written by the author. B) It is a make-believe story based on the historical event. C) It is a real story that only talks about the author. D) It is a make-believe story written by the author. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is a real story written by the author. 36. What is the resolution in a story? A) The part of the story where characters, setting and conflict is introduced. B) The crisis or turning point of the conflict. C) The things you decide to do on New Years. D) The conclusion of the story or the part of the story where conflict is resolved. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The conclusion of the story or the part of the story where conflict is resolved. 37. What is the central mystery that Sally Lockhart tries to solve? A) The circumstances of her father's death. B) The identity of her parents. C) The location of a hidden treasure. D) The theft of a valuable ruby. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The circumstances of her father's death. 38. Emi and her family are being sent to a (a) ..... for Japanese Americans. A) A prison camp. B) Neighborhood. C) Another city. D) . E) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A prison camp. 39. Winning the lottery sure made Marcus feel ..... A) Excluded. B) Jubilant. C) Solemn. D) Reverent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jubilant. 40. What social issues are addressed in the book? A) Gender inequality. B) Class disparity. C) Racism. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 41. According to research, which of these traits are associated with people who are successful? A) High Intelligence. B) Phyiscal strength. C) Grit (not giving up). D) Talent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grit (not giving up). 42. The suffix in friendly is A) Dly. B) Fri. C) Is. D) Ly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ly. 43. When a story is being told with the reader being about to know ALL of the character's thoughts and feelings, it is known as: A) First person point of view. B) Third person point of view. C) There is no name for that. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third person point of view. 44. Which of these are NOT an example of external conflict A) A plane crash. B) A catastrophic hurricane. C) Deciding to cheat on a test. D) A fake friend who snitches. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deciding to cheat on a test. 45. A fictional tale of a little girl who goes to the dentist because she ate too much candy is mostly likely A) Realistic fiction. B) Fantasy. C) Science fiction. D) Historical fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Realistic fiction. 46. What is the opposite of advancing? A) Moving forward. B) Turning back. C) Following. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Turning back. 47. He tried to ..... his trading cards from the teacher. A) Issue. B) Urgent. C) Hesitate. D) Conceal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conceal. 48. Informational Text A) Has a topic. B) Has nothing in it. C) Has main idea and supporting details. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has main idea and supporting details. 49. Description by the sense of sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch A) Dialogue. B) Sensory language. C) Historical fiction. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory language. 50. Something that one can reconstruct is A) A person. B) A forest of mature trees. C) A baby. D) A car engine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A car engine. 51. The book Once is an example of A) Realistic fiction. B) Historical fiction. C) Nonfiction. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Historical fiction. 52. People wanted to be pioneers ..... A) For a vacation. B) To see the Pacific Ocean. C) For the adventure or for wealth. D) To join the missionaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For the adventure or for wealth. 53. Fill in the blank with the correct term:The dialogue is made up but may be based on ....., ....., or ..... A) Letters, a diary, a report. B) A text message, post, a book. C) Fictional stories, futuristic ideas, jokes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Letters, a diary, a report. 54. What is the INDEFINITE PRONOUN in the following sentence:Something needed to be done to save the project! A) To be done. B) Project. C) Something. D) Needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Something. 55. What did the Saunders have to do before they could sail from London to Plymouth, Massachusetts? A) Leave the Church of England. B) Join a group of people in search of freedom. C) Buy a big boat called the Mayfower. D) Plant food and stay warm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Join a group of people in search of freedom. 56. Barracks can be used for shelter during war. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 57. What does this word mean? Lighthouse A) A strong building with a King and Queen. B) Cave. C) Tower with a light on top. D) Small home. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tower with a light on top. 58. State of; condition of A) -ive, -ative, -itive. B) -ness. C) -less. D) -ous, -eous, -ious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -ness. 59. After he became President, Lincoln told his Secretary of State the following story of the first dollar he ever had for his own: "Seward, " he said, "Did you ever hear how I earned my first dollar?" "No, " replied Seward. "Well, I was about eighteen years of age ..... and had constructed a flatboat ..... A steamer was going down the river. We have, you know, no docks on the western streams, and the custom was, if passengers were at any of the landings they had to go out in a boat, the steamer stopping and taking them on board. I was contemplating my new boat, and wondering whether I could make it stronger or improve it in any part, when two men with trunks came down to the shore in carriages, and looking at the different boats, singled out mine, and asked:'Who owns this?" ' I answered modestly, 'I do.' 'Will you, ' said one of them, 'take us and our trunks out to the steamer?' 'Certainly, ' said I. I was very glad to have a chance for earning something, and supposed that they would give me a couple of 'bits.' The trunks were put in my boat, the passengers seated themselves on them, and I sculled them out to the steamer. They got on board, and I lifted the trunks and put them on deck. The steamer was moving away when I called out:'You have forgotten to pay me!' Each of them took from his pocket a silver half-dollar and threw it on the bottom of my boat. I could scarcely believe my eyes as I picked up the money. You may think it was a very little thing, and in these days it seems to make like a trifle, but it was a most important incident in my life at that time. I could scarcely credit that I, a poor boy, had earned a dollar in less than a day-that by honest work I had earned a dollar. I was a more hopeful and thoughtful boy from that time. Which of the following is the best character trait to describe President Lincoln? A) Lazy. B) Ungrateful. C) Grateful. D) Rude. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grateful. 60. (Baseball Saved Us):Although this story is fiction, it is based on things that really happened in the past. A) False. B) True. 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