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1
Biography is a subset of the fiction genre.
A)True
B)False
2
Jean Fritz was one of the first children's authors to write interesting authentic biographies.
A)True
B)False
3
In fictionalized biography the author can include conversations that may never have happened.
A)True
B)False
4
Writers of biography are still neglecting the African-American experience.
A)True
B)False
5
Children enjoy biographies that are written in the form of a collection of facts and dates.
A)True
B)False
6
Biographies now focus on notorious figures as well as figures worthy of emulation.
A)True
B)False
7
Photographs of the time period they are writing about are helpful to authors of biography.
A)True
B)False
8
Negative events in a historical figure's life should be excluded from children's biographies.
A)True
B)False
9
For many years, it was thought that children were only interested in reading about the childhoods of famous people.
A)True
B)False
10
In an authentic biography the author should make his or her own feelings about the subject of the author apparent to the reader.
A)True
B)False
11
A biography is an objective presentation of the subject's life.
A)True
B)False
12
In a picture-book biography the illustrations play a secondary role to the text.
A)True
B)False
13
Authors of biographies have considered the needs of beginning readers and struggling readers by writing simplified biographies.
A)True
B)False
14
A partial biography presents only a portion of the subject's life.
A)True
B)False
15
A complete biography presents a detailed look at an episode in the subject's life.
A)True
B)False





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