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ENG 254—Children’s Literature Quiz on Chapters 1 and 2

100 Points

Name: Hailey Esper

Quiz on Chapter 1 1. Fiction is a. Something made up b. Something based on facts and theories Non-fiction is a. Something made up b. Something based on facts and theories 2. Originally, most children’s books came to the United States from a. England b. The New World 3. The author of the first American book written specifically for children was a. Lewis Carroll b. Nathaniel Hawthorne c. Kate Greenaway 4. Match the terms with their definitions. Nonfiction

a. Shapes an experience in an extraordinary way

Biography

b. Projects what could happen in the future

Realistic Fiction

c. Tells stories passed down orally through generations

Fantasy

d. Explains or describes a subject

Folklore

e. Gives events, characters, and settings that could occur in the real world

Poetry

f. Tells about a real person’s life

Science Fiction

g. Portrays events that occurred or possibly could have occurred

Historical fiction

h. Presents characters, places, or events that could not happen in the real world

5. Narrative texts a. Tell a story b. Explain, describe, or inform Expository texts a. Tell a story b. Explain, describe, or inform

6. Picturebooks that are characterized by ambiguous endings, many pathways of meaning through the story, references to other texts, and undermining of traditional story-telling methods are called a. Modern b. Postmodern c. Contemporary 7. Cultural diversity refers a. To people like me b. To people who are unlike me

8. Match the terms with their definitions: Setting

a. Language choice and sentence pattern

Characterization

b. Time and place of the story’s events

Plot

c. Unifying idea of the story

Theme

d. Means by which author establishes credibility

Style

e. Sequence of story’s events

9. Children’s literature of the twenty-first century is marked by a. Diversity and globalization b. The rise of graphic novels c. Experimentation with innovative techniques d. Post-modern and dystopian texts e. Nonfiction f. Biography

10. During the last half of the twentieth century, children’s literature a. Began to reflect America’s cultural diversity b. Focused on teaching children unified community values c. Began to teach children a broad spectrum of social values 11. Picturebooks are a. A format b. A genre 12. “Dialogic conversations” involve a. Conversations with book characters b. Conversations among readers c. Conversations with oneself 13. In America, modern picturebooks began to develop a. During the 1970s and 1980s b. During the 1920s and 1930s c. During the 1700s and 1800s 14. A Genre is a. A category of composition b. A combination of text and illustration

15. Global literature refers to literature that a. Comes from foreign countries b. Is written by those who have immigrated to the United States c. Is written by writers outside the United States but was first published in the United States d. Has been translated from other languages 16. A culturally rich children’s book is one in which a. The setting, plot, and characters are intimately tied to a culture b. The characters are stereotyped or gratuitous c. The idea that we all live in a culturally diverse world is suggested/implied 17. Theory of the mind” skills include a. Development of empathy b. Development of distancing 18. Reading literature helps children a. Develop language growth b. Become better writers

c. Develop reading skills d. Develop the imagination 19. Children’s Literature is a. Literature that children and adolescents read b. Literature that is approved by adults for children 20 Children’s literature originally took the form of a. Chapbooks b. Battledores c. Hornbooks 21. Early American children’s literature was intended primarily a. To entertain b. To instruct

22. A late twentieth-century survey found that the number of children’s books that presented balanced racial and ethnic images a. Paralleled census figures b. Seldom paralleled census figures

23. Professional organizations, such as the National Council of Teachers of English believe a. There is inequity in the publishing history of children’s books. b. Cultural diversity in children’s book matters. c. Publishers and booksellers must support books that reflect national origin, social status, economic circumstances, beliefs, and values.

Quiz on Chapter 2 1. Two approaches to reading are the a. Efferent stance where we enter the story’s world and make emotional connection with the text

b. Aesthetic stance where we read for information and knowledge c. Aesthetic stance where we enter the story’s world and make emotional connection with the text d. Efferent stance where we read for information and knowledge 2. Readers engage in the following cognitive activities: a. Making predictions b. Looking backwards c. Identifying with characters d. Stepping in and out and moving through the text

3. Some researchers have identified general response patterns, one of which is a stock response that a. Makes the reader experience an emotion b. Agrees with the reader’s beliefs c. Causes the reader to look at the work’s structure 4. Literature is a. An expression of cultural values b. An expression of the writer’s ideology

5. Rosenblatt believes that a. Mature readers employ both aesthetic and efferent stances b. When reading stories and poems, readers should begin with an efferent stance and then move on to reading with an aesthetic stance 6. The meaning we make of our reading is the reflection of a. The author’s social and cultural milieu b. The reader c. The text

7. The stance regarding a text lies in a. The reader b. The text c. The context

8. Young people become engaged in reading when a. They are given a variety of authors and genres of literature b. They are given time to respond c. They are directed in their responses d. They share diverse responses

9. When the ideology of the text is different from that of the reader, a. The reader often responds favorably to the text b. The reader often responds unfavorably to the text When the ideology of the text is similar to that of the reader, c. The reader often responds favorably to the text d. The reader often responds unfavorably to the text 10. A Transactional view of reading means that a. Meaning resides in the text b. Meaning resides in the interaction between the text and reader c. Meaning resides in the reader’s experiences and background

11. Reading is a. Temporal b. Permanent 12. A general response pattern is a kinetic response that a. Makes the reader experience an emotion b. Agrees with the reader’s beliefs c. Causes the reader to look at the work’s structure 13. Readers a. Use literature to help make sense of their lives b. Use life to help make sense of literature

14. Censorship is a. choosing appropriate reading material based on literary and educational judgment b. denying the right to read Selection is A. choosing appropriate reading material based on literary and educational judgment b. denying the right to read

15. Children’s experience with reading is impacted by a. The actual text with which they are engaged b. The intertextual links they are able to make c. Reading ability d. The reading context

16. A number of studies point to the a. Discrepancy between awards for literary merit and awards for popularity b. Lack of discrepancy between awards for literary merit and awards for popularity 17. In selecting a book for a class, questions a teacher should ask include: a. What educational objectives and needs will this book meet? b. Will the parents like this book? c. Why is it important that this book be a part of the curriculum? 18. The best children’s books a. Highlight the unique characteristics of a culture and Speak to universal emotions b. Highlight the unique characteristics of a culture but do not Speak to universal emotions 19. Censorship a. Limits access to ideas and information b. Looks at part of a work in isolation c. Educates and increases access to ideas and information 20. Selection of books must be based on a. The targeted educational objectives b. Meeting the needs of the targeted readers

21. How readers read and respond to books depends on a. The social contexts in which they read b. The cultural contexts in which they read 22. Some social and cultural contexts that shape the way readers grow and learn are a. The classroom b. The library c. Interpretive communities, such as Book Buddies, Discussions 23. Children become engaged readers when we provide them with a. Time to read b. Variety of styles, genres, and authors of books c. Ability to choose books 24. Reading can be transformational when a. Children are engaged with books they want to read

b. Children are in supportive classrooms c. Children write and talk about books 25. An ideology is a. The writer’s assumptions b. The writer’s attitudes

26. Studies of resistance often focus on a. Readers engaging with multicultural texts b. Readers engaging with white, mainstream texts 27. Readers a. Embrace texts b. Resist texts 28. One way in which readers shape their view of the world and of themselves is through the books they read. If a child never sees him/herself in books, that child will believe a. He/she is unimportant b. He/she is most important If a child only sees him/herself in books, that child will believe c. He/she is unimportant d. He/she is most important

29. The best children’s books a. Stereotype and essentialize a culture b. Highlight unique characteristics of a culture c. Speak to universal emotions d. Present multiple ways of depicting a culture 30. Thoughtful, responsive readers for life a. Consider the social dimensions of the books they read b. Consider the political dimensions of the books they read

31. Respond to the following question: a. Louise Rosenblatt b. Emily Gravett c. Susan Brazier

Is recognized for her theories on the nature of reading...