Regardless of the historical period being written about, good writers of historical fiction
a. avoid issues that might be deemed inappropriate for young adults and might raise censorship concerns.
b. realize historical fiction should be read for enjoyment since most middle and secondary teachers do not want to use it as an integrating device in interdisciplinary units.
c. achieve a sense of authenticity, whereby readers believe that the cultural, social, and political events as well as the feelings, joys, disappointments, and frustrations of the characters actually could have happened.
d. deal with the fact that all historical events must be chronologically ordered to avoid confusion due to young adults' cognitive development.
Ques. 2For both adults and young adults, biographies continue to be a genre that is read, viewed and listened to for
a. enjoyment of knowing other people have experienced challenges just as contemporary people do.
b. enjoyment because most biographies are written with fictional informationone might enjoy reading the books, but they should not be considered factual and authentic.
c. both enjoyment and learning.
d. re-enforcement of one's beliefs about a person in history.
Ques. 3Historical fiction began as a genre for adults in the 1800s with the writings of:
a. Charlotte Yonge's The Dove in the Eagle's Nest (1866).
b. Sir Walter Scott's Waverley novels (1822) and Ivanhoe (1820).
c. Howard Pyle's Otto of the Silver Hand (1888).
d. Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace (1865-69).
Ques. 4Transporting readers to a world where science makes dreams and sometimes nightmares come true, _______ ________ stories appeal to many middle and high school students.
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Ques. 5______________, the first science fiction author to win the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in young adult literature, created a classic series of this type of science fiction with her books set on the planet of Pern.
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Ques. 6The periodical Historical Novels Review indicates that a historical novel:
a. must be accurate in every detail in order to be classified as true historical fictionotherwise, it should be termed fiction.
b. does not have to be completely historically accurate as long as the historical events are accurate and are placed in context with other social and cultural events.
c. was set in the past when it was originally written and that takes place at least one generation (approximately 15-20 years) in the past from the date of its original publication.
d. must be set at least 50 years in the past and that the author must base the book on historical research rather than on personal experiences.
Ques. 7While science fiction was originally written for adults but read by young adults as well, writers such as ________began to write science fiction aimed specifically at the young adult reader.
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Ques. 8Some critics place all speculative fiction in the genre of _________, considering science fiction and horror subgenres.
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Ques. 9Many educators, however, are reluctant to use horror novels in the classroom because, in part, horror stories, like science fiction,
a. are subject to intense scrutiny by parents and community groups and often the target of censorship challenges.
b. embrace many topics that simply do not interest young adult readers.
c. fail to include sufficient sensationalism to interest young adult readers, especially reluctant readers.
d. have a history based in pulp magazines.
Ques. 10When selecting a science fiction book to use in a classroom, one factor teachers must consider is:
a. whether the book is listed as worthwhile reading in Locus: The Newspaper of the Science Fiction Field.
b. whether the book can be used in a departmentalized curriculum rather than a integrated curriculum.
c. whether the book meets their purpose for using the work and the context in which it will be used.
d. whether the book meets the selection criteria for horror, fantasy, as well as science fiction.
Ques. 11In 2002, historical fiction author ______ _______ became the second young adult author (the first was Virginia Hamilton) to win a prestigious Genius fellowship from the John D. and Katherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
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