This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Fiction > Historical Fiction – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Historical Fiction Quiz 8 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is awarded exclusively for historical fiction? A) The Newbery Medal. B) The Scott O'Dell Award. C) The Hans Christian Andersen Award. D) The Horn Book Award. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Scott O'Dell Award. 2. How do you know the passage below is an example of historical fiction, and not a nonfiction, historical account? "Yetta was listening for the bell on the time clock, waiting to finish her day. It was a Saturday afternoon in March, and the spring breezes were back, " (lines 1-3). A) Since the passage is in past tense and third person, we know it is about the past. B) The author focuses on telling a story, with a plot, focusing here on the exposition. C) The passage focuses on statistics and facts relating to the event, rather than characters' thoughts, feelings, actions and emotions. D) There are facts, so it really happened. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The author focuses on telling a story, with a plot, focusing here on the exposition. 3. What is something the author of a story about the Civil War might mention in the story? A) A fighter jet. B) A Nazi soldier. C) The Gettysburg Address. D) Cell phones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Gettysburg Address. 4. As I grazed in the field, I realized that there were not any other animals around. I had a weird feeling that something was wrong. The other animals that are usually making noises are all silent. The rustling from my hooves are the only sound. I see a shadow up in a tree. I feel afraid and uneasy. I think that is is unsafe here, so I am going to run away. From what/whose perspective is the passage written? A) A hunter. B) An animal looking for friends. C) An animal being hunted. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An animal being hunted. 5. State of being; act of A) -ous, -eous, -ious. B) -ive, -ative, -itive. C) -ment. D) -ness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -ness. 6. Which part of the plot reveals information about the characters and the setting? A) Introduction/exposition. B) Rising action. C) Falling action. D) Conclusion/denouement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Introduction/exposition. 7. When a story is being told by a narrator with the reader being able to know ALL of the characters thoughts and feelings, it is known as: A) First person point of view. B) Third person limited point of view. C) Third person omniscient point of view. D) Third person objective point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third person omniscient point of view. 8. The author's message or lesson A) Theme. B) Setting. C) Characterization. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theme. 9. Ascetic (adj) A) To surround with military forces. B) Occurring in irregular bursts. C) Stern in appearance, manner, or attitude. D) A low protective wall along the edge of a roof. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stern in appearance, manner, or attitude. 10. Which word means on the edge of something? A) Brink. B) Ritual. C) Assumption. D) Implicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brink. 11. "The six younger Ludington children all depended on their oldest sister." What does the word depended mean in paragraph 5? A) Needed help from. B) Waited for. C) Looked up to. D) Made fun of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Needed help from. 12. This conflict helps the reader gain a deeper ..... of the text. A) Backstory. B) Demands. C) Interpretation. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interpretation. 13. Which point of view implies that the reader is either the protagonist or a character in the story? A) First-Person. B) Third-Person Omniscient. C) Third-Person Limited. D) Second-Person. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Second-Person. 14. Research is important to an author's process when writing a historical fiction book. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Fill in the blank with the correct term:The story takes place in an ..... setting. A) Fictional. B) Authentic. C) Made-up. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Authentic. 16. An undesirable condition that people are arguing about or believe needs to be corrected A) Social justice. B) Social issue. C) Empathize. D) Equality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social issue. 17. True or False:All historical fiction is written in 3rd person? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. Point of view:A historical fiction story is told from A) 1st or 3rd person. B) 1st or 2nd person. C) 2nd or 3rd person. D) Can only be told by 1st person. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1st or 3rd person. 19. ..... details are parts of the story that you must understand to have the story make sense. A) Interesting. B) Important. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Important. 20. If Julie's grandmother heard what her grandfather said at the end of the story, how would she feel? A) Happy. B) Excited. C) Upset. D) Surprised. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Upset. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesHistorical Fiction Quiz 1Historical Fiction Quiz 2Historical Fiction Quiz 3Historical Fiction Quiz 4Historical Fiction Quiz 5Historical Fiction Quiz 6Historical Fiction Quiz 7Historical Fiction Quiz 9Historical Fiction Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books