Oregon Battle of the Books 2016-2017 – Grades 3 – 5
Set 4
set 4
1. In which book is there an annoying kindergartener named Willa Jean?
Answer: Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary
2. In which book does a character practice a flat-ground Ollie?
Answer: Skateboard Party by Karen English
3. In which book are there Flares, Fuzzies, Flickers, Flyers and Fluxers?
Answer: Upside-Down Magic by Sarah Mlynowski
4. In which book is there a character who is used to finding sweets in friends’ bags?
Answer: Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller by Sarah Miller
5. In which book does a preschooler visit the library every day and read books by Dickens,
Austen, and Steinbeck?
Answer: Matilda by Roald Dahl
6. In which book does a house plant named Micus wrap a branch around a character’s
wrist?
Answer: Joshua Dread by Lee Bacon
7. In which book does the narrator hope to die in a hostage situation or failed arson
attempt?
Answer: Hook’s Revenge by Heidi Schulz
8. In which book are the parents on a dinner cruise during an earthquake?
Answer: Escaping the Giant Wave by Peg Kehret
9. TWO PARTS: In Quinny & Hopper, what are the names of Hopper’s brothers?
Answer: Trevor and Ty (P.17; Ch. 2)
10. In Because of Mr. Terupt, what is the first name of the student who is new in
Mr. Terupt’s class?
Answer: Jessica. (P. 60)
11. In Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio, how many kinds of polio does Peg have?
Answer: Three (spinal, respiratory, and bulbar). (P. 27; Ch.2)
12. TWO PARTS: In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, what is the Dursley’s address?
Name the street and house number.
Answer: 4 Privet Drive. (P. 1; Ch. 1)
13. In Woof, what was stolen from Birdie’s family bait shop?
Answer: Black Jack (a stuffed marlin) (P 13; Ch. 1)
14. In A Snicker of Magic, Dr. Zook’s is famous for making what kind of food?
Answer: Ice cream. (P. 17; Ch. 3)
15. In Knucklehead, Jon spends a lot of time in the kitchen because he hates two of the chores
on the chore list. Name at least one of these chores?
Answer: He hates feeding the dog OR he hates picking up dog poop (P. 21; Ch. 5)
16. In Rescue on the Oregon Trail, what is the name of the invention that counted wagon
wheel rotations to measure distance traveled?
Answer: Roadometer. (P. 37-38; Ch. 5)