EL 110 MIDTERM EXAM

All of following describes the One Thousand and One Nights, EXCEPT:

• It was used to praise their own tribe

• It is also called Arabian Nights

• Stories compiled during the Islamic Golden Age

• It is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales

All are Nobel Prize winners, EXCEPT:

• William Faulkner

• Malala Yousafzai

• Rabindranath Tagore

• Maya Angelou

One type of oral interpretation concerned with narrating a story or tale by reading or by narrating it from memory is:

• Chamber Theater

• Choral Speaking

• Storytelling

• Dramatization

The Twilight series was written by which author?

• Stephanie Meyer

• Veronica Roth

• Cassandra Clare

• JK Rowling

In The Giver by Lois Lowry, the lead character Jonas is given which important title by the community?

• The Keeper of Secrets

• The Receiver of Memory

• The Knower of Things

• The Learner of All

In what novel do the people divide into factions such as Candor and Erudite?

• Mockingjay

• Divergent

• Hunger Games

• Games of Thrones

Whose autobiography discusses the oppression of the Pashtun people by the Taliban in Pakistan and her campaign to defend girls' schooling?

• Anne Frank

• Malala Yousafzai

• Rabindranath Tagore

• Maya Angelou

Joanne K. Rowling wrote the Harry Potter series, but what does the initial K stand for?

• Katherine

• Kathleen

• Karen

• Krum

The focus of young adult literature in a content area is to enhance students content learning while providing:

• Opportunity to engage with the texts relevant to their lives

• Teacher have a chance to assess

• Encourage to have intense reading

• Participate in round table discussion

Which of the following is NOT characteristics of the fantasy genre?

• Rooted in supernatural

• Inspired by mythology, fairy tales and folklore

• Characters are gods, monsters and wizards

• Could happen in the future