1 .		Which of the following statements best defines realistic fiction? [Hint]   Realistic fiction contains little imagination.   Realistic fiction contains historical people, places, or events.   Realistic fiction draws on children's experiences only.   Realistic fiction draws on the world as it is.
2 .		Which of the following works is considered the first piece of realistic fiction to be read by children? [Hint]   Treasure Island   Little Women   Robinson Crusoe   The Last of the Mohicans
3 .		Which of the following authors is considered to have written the first adventure story? [Hint]   Louisa May Alcott   James Fenimore Cooper   Horatio Alger   Mark Twain
4 .		Which of the following series were not produced by Edward Stratemeyer? [Hint]   Nancy Drew   The Hardy Boys   The Bobbsey Twins   The Rover Boys
5 .		In the 1970s, an emerging trend in realistic fiction for children was called: [Hint]   Neo-Realism   New Realism   Modern Realism   Postmodern Realism
6 .		Which group of child readers was targeted by New Realism? [Hint]   adolescents   teenagers   pre-adolescents   beginning readers
7 .		The most popular categories of realistic fiction are: [Hint]   humor, mystery, and books about families   humor, mystery and books about sexuality   humor, mystery and books about survival   humor, mystery and books about self-discovery
8 .		Which of the following is not a book about self-discovery or growing up? [Hint]   Libby On Wednesday   Ira Sleeps Over   Where the Lilies Bloom   Shiloh
9 .		Which of the following is not a book about family? [Hint]   Shiloh   Alice in April   The Hundred Dresses   The Pinballs
10 .		Which of the following is not a book about interpersonal relations? [Hint]   Afternoon of the Elves   Harriet the Spy   Ironman   Crazy Lady!
11 .		Which of the following is not a book about school? [Hint]   Look Out, Washington D.C.!   The Quarreling Book   Miss Nelson is Back   Horrible Harry and the Dungeon
12 .		Which of the following is not a book about sports? [Hint]   Finding Buck McHenry   The Contender   Nothing but the Truth   Slot Machine
13 .		Which of the following is not a book about nature or animals? [Hint]   Come a Tide   Because of Winn-Dixie   Misty of Chincoteague   The Landry News
14 .		Which of the following is not a book about survival? [Hint]   Hang Tough, Paul Mather   Hatchet   Brian's Winter   Toughboy and Sister
15 .		Which of the following is not a book about romance or sexuality? [Hint]   Absolutely Normal Chaos   Anastasia at This Address   Because of Winn-Dixie   Soup in Love
16 .		Books about mental, physical and emotional challenges teach children that: [Hint]   adults can solve all their own problems   people can flourish in the face of all types of adversity   people can learn more from their mistakes than their failures   people rarely learn from either their mistakes or their failures
17 .		Which of the following is not a book about moral dilemmas and moral responsibility? [Hint]   The Hundred Penny Box   Shiloh   The Alfred Summer   Nothing but the Truth
18 .		Which of the following is not a book about social diversity and society? [Hint]   Smoky Night   The Hundred Penny Box   Junebug   Grab Hands and Run
19 .		Which of the following is not a book about death and dying? [Hint]   Blackberries in the Dark   Spoon and Sun   A Taste of Blackberries   Grab Hands and Run
20 .		Scholars who have studied the effects of literacy claim that: [Hint]   reading increases general knowledge   reading improves self-esteem   reading expands awareness   reading affects overall performance in school