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1

Authentic biography is
A)A story about a real person
B)A fictionalized story about a real person
C)A story about someone who is no longer alive
D)A well-documented, carefully researched account of a person's life
2

Which of the following is characteristic of an authentic biography?
A)Certain instances have been embellished to make a point
B)The author has made up dialogue to make the plot easier to follow
C)All quoted conversations actually occurred and were documented
D)The events are dramatized
3

Fictionalized biography
A)Is completely made up
B)Is grounded in research, but the author dramatizes certain events
C)Is about a fictional character in a real setting
D)Is more entertaining than authentic biography
4

In the 1980s, a trend in publishing biographies was
A)Books about truly distinguished figures
B)Life stories of Vietnam War heroes
C)Books about popular-culture celebrities
D)Life stories of women
5

Children read biography for
A)The interesting characters
B)The plot
C)Life lessons
D)History classes
6

For many years biographers thought children were only interested in reading about
A)The adult accomplishments of famous people
B)Pop-culture figures
C)The childhood of famous people
D)Exciting episodes in famous people's lives
7

When writing authentic biography, the author usually adopts
A)An adulatory tone
B)A sarcastic tone
C)A dispassionate tone
D)An enthusiastic tone
8

When writing a biography, an author should
A)Receive permission from the family of the person he or she is writing about
B)Only write about the positive characteristics of the subject of the biography
C)Concentrate on childhood years
D)Present the person as a real human being with both shortcomings and weaknesses
9

Simplified biographies
A)Tell the complete story of a person's life
B)Are designed for beginning readers
C)Are wordless picture books
D)Do not need to be as carefully researched as other biographies
10

A partial biography is characterized this way
A)It tells one portion of a life, such as an adventurous escape
B)It gives the full details of a person's life, but neglects to discuss their children
C)It contains stories of several people with similar lives
D)It is written in easy-to-read language form
11

Most biographies have traditionally been this type
A)Partial biographies
B)Complete biographies
C)Picture-book biographies
D)Collective biographies
12

Collective biographies meet the needs of
A)Beginning readers who need extra support
B)Children who want brief material about specific people or specific endeavors
C)People who like illustrations
D)School committees who want an overview of the social studies curriculum
13

The d'Aulaires wrote a biography of Abraham Lincoln that did not discuss his assassination. This book would be evaluated today in this way
A)This omission would be viewed as being appropriate for child readers
B)This would be seen as a simplified biography
C)The book would be criticized for having a flagrant omission
D)This would be viewed as an authentic interpretation
14

The most current sales trend in publishing nonfiction books for children seems to be
A)A focus on books for adolescents
B)More biographies of popular-culture figures
C)More board book biographies for babies
D)Books about the truly admirable or distinguished people
15

The illustrations in a biography
A)Should also reflect careful research
B)Should be photographs
C)Should be black-and-white
D)Are a nonessential part of the book





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