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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. Who is Mr. MacDonald’s girlfriend?

2. What awkward question does Nick ask his parents at dinner?

3. How does Coby convince Nick to ask April out?

4. What does Coby mean when he tells Nick he was “booked” (209)?

5. What does Nick compare himself to after his surgery?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Nick miss the Dallas Cup?

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

4. What is Nick’s visit with April like?

5. What are the medical issues Nick discovers when he gets treatment?

6. What does Nick learn about Mr. MacDonald’s dragonfly box?

7. What happens when Nick confronts the Egglestons at Charlene’s pool party?

8. How does Nick explain what happened that caused him to end up in therapy?

9. How do Nick’s parents set him up then break his spirit?

10. How do Nick’s parents handle his hospitalization?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

How does Kwame Alexander portray parents and the world of adults in Booked? What kinds of things are reserved for parents alone? What kinds of things do kids and parents have in common with parents? What kinds of access do the younger characters get, to the parents’ knowledge and authority, by the end of the book?

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