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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. Where does Coby recall Nick’s parents having taken him and Nick?

2. Why does Nick’s father ask him to get him a pillow?

3. Why does Nick not play football?

4. What is Nick’s role as Coby fights with Dean Eggleston?

5. What does April give Nick a rain check for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the significance of the Dallas Cup?

3. What does Nick try to do, to get to sleep when he cannot sleep?

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

5. What is the main character like as a person?

6. Who are the Egglestons and what is Nick’s relationship with them like?

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

8. How does Nick handle his mother’s departure for Kentucky?

9. How does Mr. MacDonald reprise Nick’s punishment assignment?

10. How did it come to pass that Nick and Coby are on opposing soccer teams?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 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?

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