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Language Arts Exam # 2 - Middle Grades 2015-16 Governor’s Cup Practice Questions Student Instructions:  Write your complete ID code on your answer sheet.  For each question, choose the BEST answer. If you change your answer, erase well. 1. He drew from his experiences as a sailor to write sea adventure novels such as Typee and Redburn . Which author created the classic tale of Captain Ahab’s battle with nature? A. Nathaniel Hawthorne B. Herman Melville C. Jack London D. Stephen Crane 2. Which novella by Henry James features a governess trying to protect two children, Flora and Miles, from the ghosts of two former servants? A. The Portrait of a Lady B. The Wings of the Dove C. The Turn of the Screw D. What Maisie Knew 3. In which Leatherstocking Tale do Cora Munro, Magua, and Uncas, Chingachgook’s son, all die? A. The Deerslayer B. The Pathfinder C. The Last of the Mohicans D. The Prairie 4. Which of the following authors, winner of two Newbery Medals and a Newbery Honor, wrote the Mercy Watson series and The Tale of Despereaux ? A. Kate DiCamillo B. Laura Amy Schlitz C. Rebecca Stead D. Katherine Applegate 5. Which Newbery-winning novel below, told entirely in verse, features “Miss Sweet Tea” and twin basketball stars Josh and JB? A. The Wednesday Wars B. Dead End in Norvelt C. One Crazy Summer D. The Crossover 6. Which of the following authors won the Newbery Medal for her tale of a Korean boy named Tree-ear? A. Karen Cushman B. Linda Sue Park C. Cynthia Rylant D. Cece Bell 2015-16 Governor’s Cup Practice Questions - Page 1

7. Which of the choices below names the talking dragon who hoards the dwarves’ gold in his Lonely Mountain home in The Hobbit ? A. Gollum B. Sauron C. Smaug D. Gandalf 8. Which one of the following characters from The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is an animal? A. Aslan B. Peter C. Lucy D. Edmund 9. Robinson Crusoe named his native manservant after which day of the week? A. Sunday B. Tuesday C. Thursday D. Friday 10. Match each character with the setting of his or her Newbery Honor Book. x. Calpurnia Tate 1. rural Texas, 1899 y. Billy Miller 2. Wisconsin, present day z. Homer P. Figg 3. Maine and Pennsylvania, 1863 A. x-1, y-2, z-3 B. x-2, y-1, z-3 C. x-3, y-1, z-2 D. x-3, y-2, z-1 11. Miri Larendaughter and her friends use “quarry-speech” in their Mount Eskel school in which Newbery Honor Book below? A. Splendors and Glooms B. Princess Academy C. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon D. Penny from Heaven 12. Ender Wiggin destroys an entire race of beings, except for one queen pupa that he cares for. What are these characters from Ender’s Game that communicate instantaneously across vast distances? A. hobbits B. buggers C. yahoos D. tripods 13. Scientist Caitlin O’Connell published a Sibert Honor Book about her time in the Namibian scrub desert studying which of the following animals? A. gorillas B. giraffes C. lions D. elephants 2015-16 Governor’s Cup Practice Questions - Page 2

14. Sally Walker’s Sibert Medal-winning book focuses on Solving the Mysteries of the H. L. Hunley . What kind of craft was it? A. dirigible B. cruise ship C. submarine D. airplane 15. Annette LeBlanc Cate, author of Look Up! , advocates watching them in your own backyard. What kind of animal is the subject of other Sibert-winning books set in Puerto Rico and New Zealand? A. bird B. snake C. bat D. turtle 16. Each of the women below has been the subject of a biography meant for young readers. Whose biography by Ann Angel is subtitled Rise Up Singing ? A. Claudette Colvin B. Janis Joplin C. Sylvia Mendez D. Josephine Baker 17. “Jellyfish Stew,” “A Centipede Was Thirsty,” and “Kitty Caught a Caterpillar” are all the works of what humorous poet? A. Rudyard Kipling B. Eugene Field C. Edward Lear D. Jack Prelutsky 18. One of the following Shel Silverstein poems centers on a misunderstanding arising from a series of knock- knock jokes. Which one? A. “Bear in There” B. “Boa Constrictor” C. “The Meehoo with an Exactlywatt” D. “Hug O’ War” 19. “Good fences make good neighbors” is a line from which of the poems below? A. “Mending Wall” B. “The Highwayman” C. “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” D. “The Road Not Taken” 20. Match each character with the drama in which he or she appears. x. John Proctor 1. The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds y. Tillie Hunsdorfer 2. Death of a Salesman z. Willy Loman 3. The Crucible A. x-1, y-2, z-3 B. x-2, y-1, z-3 C. x-2, y-3, z-1 D. x-3, y-1, z-2 2015-16 Governor’s Cup Practice Questions - Page 3