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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 reason does Nick give Coby, when he says he cannot come over?

2. What does Nick eat at night, to settle his stomach?

3. Why is Nick upset about going horseback riding with April?

4. What does “incompossible” mean (267)?

5. What does Coby do when he “nutmegs” Parnell?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is All the Broken Pieces about?

2. What date has Nick’s mother arranged for him and April, and how does it go?

3. What is left to be resolved at the end of Booked?

4. What is Nick’s ride in April’s father’s car like?

5. What is the book about that Nick reads after All the Broken Pieces?

6. What is Nick’s favorite part of Into the Dust?

7. What is the relationship like between Nick’s soccer team and Coby’s?

8. What happens to the gift Mr. MacDonald bring Nick?

9. What happens in the conversation between Nick and Coby when Coby comes to visit him in the hospital?

10. What question does Nick ask his parents that he does not get an answer to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What topics would you like to research further, after reading Booked. Describe why additional research or reading would be beneficial to an understanding of this book. Propose a list of articles or books you would read in order to get a better handle on Booked.

Essay Topic 2

Evaluate your own reading of Booked—did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

Essay Topic 3

Would you recommend Booked? For what purposes would you recommend Booked, and what kinds of readers would you recommend it for? What other book would you recommend that would cover the same material or tell the same story in a different way? Would you read the prequel and sequel to Booked? Why or why not?

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