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 / AuthorCharlotte’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