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YA Novels Set in Historical Periods

Description: Test your knowledge of Young Adult (YA) novels set in historical periods.
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In which novel does a young woman travel back in time to the American Revolution?

  1. Outlander

  2. The Scarlet Pimpernel

  3. The Time Traveler's Wife

  4. The Girl Who Drank the Moon


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Outlander is a series of novels by Diana Gabaldon that follows Claire Randall, a 20th-century woman who travels back in time to 18th-century Scotland.

What is the name of the protagonist in "The Book Thief" who lives in Nazi Germany?

  1. Liesel Meminger

  2. Max Vandenburg

  3. Rudy Steiner

  4. Rosa Hubermann


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Liesel Meminger is the main character in "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak. She is a young girl who lives in Nazi Germany and befriends a Jewish man named Max Vandenburg.

Which YA novel is set during the American Civil War and follows the story of a young woman who disguises herself as a boy to join the Union Army?

  1. The Red Badge of Courage

  2. Little Women

  3. Gone with the Wind

  4. Soldier Girl


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Soldier Girl is a novel by Alexandra Fuller that tells the story of a young woman named Kif who disguises herself as a boy to join the Union Army during the American Civil War.

In which novel does a young man travel back in time to the days of King Arthur?

  1. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

  2. The Once and Future King

  3. The Mists of Avalon

  4. Camelot


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is a novel by Mark Twain that tells the story of a 19th-century American man who travels back in time to the days of King Arthur.

What is the name of the protagonist in "The Giver" who lives in a dystopian society where everyone is assigned a role?

  1. Jonas

  2. Gabriel

  3. Rosemary

  4. Lily


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jonas is the main character in "The Giver" by Lois Lowry. He is a young boy who lives in a dystopian society where everyone is assigned a role and there is no freedom.

Which YA novel is set during the French Revolution and follows the story of a young woman who becomes involved in the fight for freedom?

  1. The Scarlet Pimpernel

  2. A Tale of Two Cities

  3. Les Misérables

  4. The Count of Monte Cristo


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A Tale of Two Cities is a novel by Charles Dickens that tells the story of a young woman named Lucie Manette who becomes involved in the fight for freedom during the French Revolution.

In which novel does a young woman travel back in time to the Victorian era and falls in love with a vampire?

  1. Twilight

  2. The Vampire Diaries

  3. The Hunger Games

  4. Divergent


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Twilight is a series of novels by Stephenie Meyer that follows Bella Swan, a young woman who moves to Forks, Washington, and falls in love with a vampire named Edward Cullen.

What is the name of the protagonist in "The Hunger Games" who is forced to compete in a televised fight to the death?

  1. Katniss Everdeen

  2. Peeta Mellark

  3. Gale Hawthorne

  4. Primrose Everdeen


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Katniss Everdeen is the main character in "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins. She is a young woman who is forced to compete in a televised fight to the death.

Which YA novel is set during the American Revolution and follows the story of a young man who joins the Continental Army?

  1. Johnny Tremain

  2. The Red Badge of Courage

  3. The Scarlet Pimpernel

  4. A Tale of Two Cities


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Johnny Tremain is a novel by Esther Forbes that tells the story of a young man named Johnny Tremain who joins the Continental Army during the American Revolution.

In which novel does a young woman travel back in time to the Renaissance and becomes a painter?

  1. The Time Traveler's Wife

  2. The Girl Who Drank the Moon

  3. The Book Thief

  4. Outlander


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Girl Who Drank the Moon is a novel by Kelly Barnhill that tells the story of a young woman named Luna who travels back in time to the Renaissance and becomes a painter.

What is the name of the protagonist in "Divergent" who lives in a dystopian society where people are divided into factions based on their personality traits?

  1. Tris Prior

  2. Four

  3. Caleb Prior

  4. Peter Hayes


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Tris Prior is the main character in "Divergent" by Veronica Roth. She is a young woman who lives in a dystopian society where people are divided into factions based on their personality traits.

Which YA novel is set during the Holocaust and follows the story of a young Jewish girl who is sent to a concentration camp?

  1. The Book Thief

  2. The Diary of a Young Girl

  3. Night

  4. Maus


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Diary of a Young Girl is a diary written by Anne Frank, a young Jewish girl who was sent to a concentration camp during the Holocaust.

In which novel does a young man travel back in time to the Wild West and becomes a cowboy?

  1. Back to the Future Part III

  2. The Time Traveler's Wife

  3. The Girl Who Drank the Moon

  4. Outlander


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Back to the Future Part III is a film in which Marty McFly travels back in time to the Wild West and becomes a cowboy.

What is the name of the protagonist in "The Fault in Our Stars" who is diagnosed with cancer?

  1. Hazel Grace Lancaster

  2. Augustus Waters

  3. Isaac

  4. Peter Van Houten


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Hazel Grace Lancaster is the main character in "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green. She is a young woman who is diagnosed with cancer.

Which YA novel is set during the Great Depression and follows the story of a young woman who travels to California in search of a better life?

  1. The Grapes of Wrath

  2. Of Mice and Men

  3. Cannery Row

  4. Tortilla Flat


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Grapes of Wrath is a novel by John Steinbeck that tells the story of a young woman named Rose of Sharon who travels to California in search of a better life during the Great Depression.

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