Quiz #4 Flashcards
What are anthropomorphic objects?
Non human objects that have been given human characteristics
Who wrote “The Wind and the Willow?”
Grahame
Who wrote “Charlotte’s Web?”
White
How did “The Wind in the Willow” start out?
Started as letters he wrote for his son while he was away on work trips
What was Grahame’s job?
Executive at the Bank of England
What was E.B. White’s job?
Editor for The New Yorker
Where did the idea for “Charlotte’s Web” come from?
White’s summers spent on a farm in Maine
What other book did White write?
Stuart Little
Who wrote “Pinocchio?”
Collodi
What happens to the cricket in the book?
Pinocchio kills the cricket and then it comes back as the ghost of the talking cricket
What example of low fantasy are “The Wind in the Willow,” “Charlotte’s Web,” “Stuart Little,” and Richard Scarry’s Storybooks?
Anthropomorphic Fantasy
How wrote “Winnie the Pooh and “The House on Pooh Corner?”
Milne
What inspired Milne to write “Winnie the Pooh?”
her son Christopher Robin Milne
Who wrote “The Indian in the Cupboard?”
Banks
What books are examples of toy stories?
“Pinocchio” and “Winnie the Pooh”
Who wrote “A Christmas Carol?”
Dickens
Who wrote “The Graveyard Book?”
Gaiman
What medal did “The Graveyard Book” receive?
The Newberry Medal
What type of stories are “A Christmas Carol” and “The Graveyard Book?”
Ghost Stories
Who wrote “The Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court?”
Twain
Who wrote “The Magic Treehouse” series?
Osborne
What are examples of Travel Stories?
“The Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” and “The Magic Treehouse” series
What is J.K. Rowlings full name?
Joanne Kathleen Rowlings
Who is the author of the Harry Potter series?
J.K. Rowlings
What did Rowlings base the Harry Potter books off of?
English Boarding Schools
What does the term seed mean in literature?
setting up/planting the seed and it comes in later on
Who wrote “Tom Brown School Days?”
Hughes
Who wrote “James and the Faint Peach?”
Dahl
