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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Nick see when he starts to tear pages out of his fathers dictionary of Weird and Wonderful Words?

2. Why does Nick’s mockery of Don’s name not help him?

3. What kind of award does Mr. MacDonald have in his room?

4. What kind of job is Nick’s mother going to take?

5. What is “onomotophobia”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Dean bursts in and interrupts Nick’s conversation with April?

2. What is it that Nick describes as the “best six seconds ever” (98)?

3. What is it like for Nick, to have his mother back in town?

4. What is Nick’s reaction to his parents’ bombshell?

5. What happens in Nick and April’s conversation after her swim practice?

6. What does Mr. MacDonald give Nick in the library, and what are the conditions under which he gives it to him?

7. What is the significance of “limerence” (114)?

8. How does Nick lose his bike?

9. How does Nick end up talking to April, and what does he say?

10. What is the significance of the Dallas Cup?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the relationship between Nick and April progress from the beginning of the novel to the end? What are the key moments, and what are the obstacles Nick and April have to overcome? What gets them past each challenge? What are their prospects by the end?

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think soccer has such a big following in Europe, but not as much in the U.S.? What is it about soccer that draws fans in, and why do you think American audiences have not connected with soccer as much? Why might the author have selected Soccer to be the main sport portrayed in Booked?

Essay Topic 3

How does the tension between books and soccer grow and develop and get resolved over the course of Booked? How is it defined in the beginning, what changes it, and what is it like at the end? What resolution has Nick arrived at?

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