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What are anthropomorphic objects?

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Non human objects that have been given human characteristics

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Who wrote “The Wind and the Willow?”

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Grahame

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Who wrote “Charlotte’s Web?”

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White

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How did “The Wind in the Willow” start out?

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Started as letters he wrote for his son while he was away on work trips

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What was Grahame’s job?

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Executive at the Bank of England

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What was E.B. White’s job?

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Editor for The New Yorker

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Where did the idea for “Charlotte’s Web” come from?

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White’s summers spent on a farm in Maine

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What other book did White write?

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Stuart Little

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Who wrote “Pinocchio?”

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Collodi

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What happens to the cricket in the book?

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Pinocchio kills the cricket and then it comes back as the ghost of the talking cricket

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What example of low fantasy are “The Wind in the Willow,” “Charlotte’s Web,” “Stuart Little,” and Richard Scarry’s Storybooks?

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Anthropomorphic Fantasy

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How wrote “Winnie the Pooh and “The House on Pooh Corner?”

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Milne

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What inspired Milne to write “Winnie the Pooh?”

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her son Christopher Robin Milne

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Who wrote “The Indian in the Cupboard?”

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Banks

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What books are examples of toy stories?

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“Pinocchio” and “Winnie the Pooh”

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Who wrote “A Christmas Carol?”

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Dickens

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Who wrote “The Graveyard Book?”

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Gaiman

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What medal did “The Graveyard Book” receive?

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The Newberry Medal

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What type of stories are “A Christmas Carol” and “The Graveyard Book?”

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Ghost Stories

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Who wrote “The Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court?”

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Twain

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Who wrote “The Magic Treehouse” series?

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Osborne

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What are examples of Travel Stories?

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“The Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” and “The Magic Treehouse” series

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What is J.K. Rowlings full name?

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Joanne Kathleen Rowlings

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Who is the author of the Harry Potter series?

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J.K. Rowlings

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What did Rowlings base the Harry Potter books off of?
English Boarding Schools
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What does the term seed mean in literature?
setting up/planting the seed and it comes in later on
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Who wrote "Tom Brown School Days?"
Hughes
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Who wrote "James and the Faint Peach?"
Dahl
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What were some of the jobs Dahl had throughout his life?
Shell Oil Company, Pilot, MI5, Writer
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What are some other book Dahl wrote?
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "The Big Friendly Giant," "The Witches," and "Matilda"
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What was the role of the ladybug in "James and the Giant Peach?"
Mother
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What was the role of the grasshopper in "Jame and the Giant Peach?"
Father
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What role did the centipede play in "James and the Giant Peach?"
Eros or Pleasure
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What role did the earthworm play in "James and the Giant Peach?"
Thanatos or Death Instinct
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Where does James have his rebirth?
New York City
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Non human objects that have been given human characteristics
What are anthropomorphic objects?
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Grahame
Who wrote "The Wind and the Willow?"
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White
Who wrote "Charlotte's Web?"
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Started as letters he wrote for his son while he was away on work trips
How did "The Wind in the Willow" start out?
40
Executive at the Bank of England
What was Grahame's job?
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Editor for The New Yorker
What was E.B. White's job?
42
White's summers spent on a farm in Maine
Where did the idea for "Charlotte's Web" come from?
43
Stuart Little
What other book did White write?
44
Collodi
Who wrote "Pinocchio?"
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Pinocchio kills the cricket and then it comes back as the ghost of the talking cricket
What happens to the cricket in the book?
46
Anthropomorphic Fantasy
What example of low fantasy are "The Wind in the Willow," "Charlotte's Web," "Stuart Little," and Richard Scarry's Storybooks?
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Milne
How wrote "Winnie the Pooh and "The House on Pooh Corner?"
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her son Christopher Robin Milne
What inspired Milne to write "Winnie the Pooh?"
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Banks
Who wrote "The Indian in the Cupboard?"
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"Pinocchio" and "Winnie the Pooh"
What books are examples of toy stories?
51
Dickens
Who wrote "A Christmas Carol?"
52
Gaiman
Who wrote "The Graveyard Book?"
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The Newberry Medal
What medal did "The Graveyard Book" receive?
54
Ghost Stories
What type of stories are "A Christmas Carol" and "The Graveyard Book?"
55
Twain
Who wrote "The Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court?"
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Osborne
Who wrote "The Magic Treehouse" series?
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"The Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" and "The Magic Treehouse" series
What are examples of Travel Stories?
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Joanne Kathleen Rowlings
What is J.K. Rowlings full name?
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J.K. Rowlings
Who is the author of the Harry Potter series?
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English Boarding Schools
What did Rowlings base the Harry Potter books off of?
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setting up/planting the seed and it comes in later on
What does the term seed mean in literature?
62
Hughes
Who wrote "Tom Brown School Days?"
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Dahl
Who wrote "James and the Faint Peach?"
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Shell Oil Company, Pilot, MI5, Writer
What were some of the jobs Dahl had throughout his life?
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"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "The Big Friendly Giant," "The Witches," and "Matilda"
What are some other book Dahl wrote?
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Mother
What was the role of the ladybug in "James and the Giant Peach?"
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Father
What was the role of the grasshopper in "Jame and the Giant Peach?"
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Eros or Pleasure
What role did the centipede play in "James and the Giant Peach?"
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Thanatos or Death Instinct
What role did the earthworm play in "James and the Giant Peach?"
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New York City
Where does James have his rebirth?

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