Quiz Author of the Month 2

Kate DiCamillo 

1.      Kate DiCamillo was born in……………………….. and at age 5 moved to………………………………. because of …………………………………………………

2.      In 1987, DiCamillo received an English degree at the …………………………………………… and worked for various jobs after graduation.

3.      Who was the 1^st owner of Edward Tullane?

a.      Bull

b.      Bryce

c.       Abillene

d.      Sarah Ruth

4.      How did Nellie give name to the rabbit given by her husband?

5.      What happened to Edward when police found Rob, Lucy and him in the train?

…………………………………………………………..

6.      At the end of the story, who took Edward from Lucius Clarke shop?...........................

7.      In what year did The Tale of Desperaux win the Newbery Medal?

8.      In The Tale of Desperaux, Antoinette Tilling named her baby Desperaux because ……….. ……………………………………………………………………

9.      In The Tale of Desperaux, what instrument did King Philip play for his daughter?

a.      Piano

b.      Flute

c.       Violin

d.      Guitar

10.  What was the name of the evil rat that made the queen had the heart attack?

a.      Botticelli

b.      Chiaroscuro

c.       Hovis

d.      Furlough

11.  After the dead of the queen, the king announced that ………………………, …………………………, and …………………………. were outlaw and illegal.  

12.  In 2005, Because of Winn-Dixie was released as a film by ………………………………………………...

13.  When Miss Franny first saw Winn-Dixie at the window in library, what did she think he was?

a.      Bear

b.      Pony

c.       Deer

d.      Wolf

14.  In Because of Winn-Dixie, what book did Opal read to Gloria Dump? ..................................................................

15.  In Because of Winn-Dixie, what was Otis in jail for?

a.      Singing too loudly

b.      Playing his guitar in public

c.       Stealing store merchandise

d.      Breaking and entering the Museum

16.  In The Tiger Rising, what was the name of the motel that Rob and his father lived?

a.      Kentucky Star

b.      Florida Star

c.       Beauchamp

d.      Lister

17.  What did Rob find in the forest behind the motel? ……………………………………………………

18.  What did Rob, his father, Sistine, and Willie May do to the dead tiger?

…………………………………………………………………

19.  What is the name of a pig that belongs to the Watson family? ………………………………..

20.  How many series of the book Mercy Watson? ……………………………………………….