This document provides 27 multiple choice questions about the plots of various books that are part of a 6th grade Battle of the Books competition. The questions test recollection of key details like characters, settings, objects, and events from the stories.

1. Sixth Grade Battle of the Books

2. 1…are the letters of the alphabet represented by animals such as Ant, Bear, Cat, Deer, Elk and Fox?

3. 1. ANSWER: Code Talker By Joseph Bruchac

4. 2…does a mother and daughter communicate by placing coded messages in the newspaper?

5. 2. ANSWER: The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer

6. 3…does a girl write letters to a soldier, who later dies from dysentery?

7. 3. ANSWER: Time Enough for Drums by Ann Rinaldi

8. 4…are the windows of a police car painted black?

9. 4. ANSWER: Hoot by Carl Hiaasen

10. 5…is a boy not allowed to visit a town because he did not get his permission note signed?

11. 5. ANSWER: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

12. 6…is a character’s father the principal at his high school?

13. 6. ANSWER: The Ghost of Lizard Light by Elvira Woodruff

14. 7…does the main character take some straws from the kitchen broom and twine them into a Star of David?

15. 7. ANSWER: Letters from Rifka by Karen Hesse

16. 8…does a character dream of owning a big ranch someday?

17. 8. ANSWER: Riding Freedom by Pam Munoz

18. 9…does a character see himself on a screen that makes his face look as big as a truck?

19. 9. ANSWER: The Million Dollar Shot by Dan Gutman

20. 10…is “paraplegic” erased and “cripple” written?

21. 10. ANSWER: The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg

22. 11…does the character face the challenge of getting inside a half-submerged object?

23. 11. ANSWER: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

24. 12…does a character crack a fairy code?

25. 12. ANSWER: Artemis Fowl by E. Colfer

26. 13…does a character carry his sister’s necklace in his pocket because he planned to place it at the top of a mountain?

27. 13. ANSWER: Three Cups of Tea by S.L. Thompson

28. 14…has a character flown an airplane for the first time?

29. 14. ANSWER: Escaping the Giant Wave by Pet Kehret

30. 15…is a third child illegal?

31. 15. ANSWER: Among the Hidden by Margaret Paterson Haddix

32. 16…does a girl bite a hole in a bicycle tire?

33. 16. ANSWER: Hoot by Carl Hiaasen

34. 17…is an airplane nicknamed “Washing Machine Charlie”?

35. 17. ANSWER: Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac

36. 18…are two children tied up in the hull of a boat?

37. 18. ANSWER: The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer

38. 19….does a character have a slight dustmite allergy??

39. 19. ANSWER: Artemis Fowl by E. Colfer

40. 20…does the main character take care of a Polish baby whose mother had died?

41. 20. ANSWER: Letters from Rifka by Karen Hesse

42. 21…does a knife provide an answer to an unsolved mystery?

43. 21. ANSWER: The Ghost of Lizard Light by Elvira Woodruff

44. 22…does a character’s passion for a cause inspire other people to help him raise money?

45. 22. ANSWER: Three Cups of Tea by S.L. Thompson

46. 23…does a character discover that when he closes his eyes he can see more clearly?

47. 23. ANSWER: The Million Dollar Shot by Dan Gutman

48. 24…does a boy discover who his Godfather is and wants to go live with him?

49. 24. ANSWER: Harry Potter and the Prison of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

50. 25…does a character lose everything in a tornado?

51. 25. ANSWER: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

52. 26…is a girl’s father beaten to death and his shop ransacked?

53. 26. Answer: Time Enough for Drums by Ann Rinaldi

54. 27…does the main character have in her rucksack her mother’s candlesticks wrapped in her two heavy dresses?

55. 27. ANSWER: Letters from Rifka by Karen Hesse