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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 does Nick mean when he uses the word “booked” in his discussion with Coby (257)?

2. How many minutes of TV does Nick’s father allow him to watch for every page he reads?

3. What is the name of the horse Nick’s mother says that she will be training for the Derby?

4. What does April text Nick a picture of?

5. What does the psychologist tell Nick to think about before he comes back next time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Nick calls April after he is out of the hospital?

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

3. What advice does Nick’s father give him about handling fights?

4. How does Nick end up being pulled out of the game against Coby’s team?

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

6. How does Nick give yet another meaning to the word “booked” in his conversation with Coby (257)?

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

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

9. What present does Nick present Mr. MacDonald with?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the most important plot points in Booked. What is at stake in each of these moments? What possibilities do these moments present, and how are those possibilities channeled into specific actions or events? How does the plot chart its course among other alternative or possible plots?

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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