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| Sample questions for the Georgia Book Award Nominees 2011-2012 |
Sample Questions for both elementary and middle school
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AFTER EVER AFTER
Sample Questions
After Ever After,
By
Jordan Sonnenblick
1.In the book,After Ever After, what did Jeffrey write was his most annoying thing in the world?
Answer:cancer
Page:5
2.In the book,After Ever After, how did Tad refer to his and Jeffrey's 504 plan?
Answer:SpEd Lite
Page:47
3.In the book,After Ever After,what was Mr. McGrath's job during the school day?
Answer:Gym Teacher
Page:146
4.In the book,After Ever After,what did Lindsey dress as for the Halloween Festivities?
Answer:Cinderella
Page:86
5.In the book,After Ever After,where did Jeffrey put the letter from the school Superintendent after he read it?
Answer:in the garbage disposal
Page:29
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ALL THE BROKEN PIECES -Middle School Only MIDDLE SCHOOL ONLY Sample Questions
By
Ann E.Berg
1.In the book,All the Broken Pieces,what is the origin of Matt's birth parents?
Answer:His mom is Vietnamese and his father is an American Soldier.
Page:155
2.In the book,All the Broken Pieces,why did Rob say that he hated Matt? Answer:He blamed Matt, Because his brother died in the Vietnam War
Page:188
3.In the book,All the Broken Pieces,when Matt&Rob go to the hospital to visit Coach Robeson after his surgery, what does Rob give Coach from out of his jacket pocket?
Answer:A signed baseball from the team.
Page:211
4.In the book,All the Broken Pieces, When Matt finally speaks at the V V meeting, what did Matt say is the color of the sky before a storm? Answer:Purple-Blue
Page:213
5.In the book,All the Broken Pieces, When Matt first meets Chris Williams, he realizes that his dad and Chris went to high school together, Matt asks who is Celia? Answer:It was Chris's wife, they were high school sweethearts. Page:108-109
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ALL SHOOK UP
Sample Questions
By
Shelley Pearsall
1.In the book,All Shook Up,at what age did everything change for Josh? Answer::Thirteen Page:1
2.In the book,All Shook Up,what do they call Charles Lister school? Answer:Listerine
Page:93
3.In the book,All Shook Up,how good is Digger in gym class?
Answer:Hopeless
Page:203
4.In the book,All Shook Up,who arrived at the door an hour early the day of the concert?
Answer:Gladys
Page:213
5.In the book,All Shook Up,what did the handwritten signs on Josh's locker say? Answer:Good luck, Josh
Page:242
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ANYTHING BUT TYPICAL
By Sample Questions
Nora Baskin
1.In the book,Anything But Typical,what grade is Jason in?
Answer:6th grade
pg. 3
2.In the book,Anything But Typical, what does Jason say the initials BLNT stands for?
Answer:better luck next time
Page:50-51
3.In the book,Anything But Typical, who programs the GPS in Dallas? Answer:Jason
Page:150
4.In the book,Anything But Typical,how does Jason's mom prepare him for the plane trip?
Answer:he sits in rows of chairs in the living room
Page:121
5.In the book,Anything But Typical,who is Miss Leno?
Answer:the librarian
Page:7
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CHAINS-MIDDLE SCHOOL ONLY
MIDDLE SCHOOL ONLY
Sample Questions
By:
Laurie Halse Anderson
1.In the book,Chains, what side of the war did Curzon acuse the Locktons of being on?
Answer:Loyalist
Page:38
2.In the book,Chains,what did Bellingham and his soldiers do to Lockton when they could not find the money he used for bribery?
Answer:They arrested him and placed him in jail
Page:73
3.In the book,Chains,what gift did Lady Seymour give Isabel for Christmas? Answer:a new pair of black leather shoes
Page:243
4.In the book,Chains,who did Isabel see among the captured prisoners from Fort Washington?
Answer:Curzon
Page:206
5.In the book,Chains,where did Becky say the family she sold Ruth to lived? Answer:Nevis, West Indies
Page:133
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COUNTDOWN
Sample Questions
By
Deborah Wiley
1.In the book,Countdown,where is Jo Ellen keeping all the mysterious letters that she has received from someone named Ebenezer?
Answer: locked up inside her hope chest.
Page: 86
2.In the book,Countdown,what does Uncle Ott tell Franny and Drew that they are going to build while everyone else is not at home?
Answer:Bomb Shelter
Page: 90
3.In the book,Countdown,why is Franny so concerned about the bomb shelter that Uncle Ott is digging in their yard?
She knows her mom and dad do not know about Uncle Outt's plan.
Page: 92
4.In the book,Countdown,what does Franny do to Uncle Ott when he collapses while digging the bomb shelter?
Answer:She pours an entire bucket of water in Uncle Ott's face.
Page: 96
5.In the book,Countdown,what is Franny's goal for spelling at school?
Answer:to make 100 percent on every spelling test during the year.
Answer: 110
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DYING TO MEET YOU
Sample Questions
By
Kate Klise
1.In the book,43 Old Cemetary Road, how much did Ignatius receive as an advance for his new book?
Answer:$100,000
Page:33
2.In the book,Dying to Meet You, what crashed from the ceiling and barely missed Ignatius?
Answer:A crystal chandelier
Page:64
3.In the book,Dying to Meet You, how much money does Seymore have saved in order to buy the house?
Answer:$36.75
Page:67
4.In the book,Dying to Meet You,what is Ignatious favorite piece of music?
Answer:Beethoven's Seventh Symphony
Page:83
5.In the book,Dying to Meet You,who is Frank N. Beans?
Answer:The Private Eye sent to investigate the Spence Mansion.
Page:113
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EXTRA CREDIT
Sample Questions
By
Andrew Clements
1.In the book,Extra Credit, besides schoolwork, what was an interruption and kept Abby from doing all the things she like the best?
Answer:Homework
Page:18
2.In the book,Extra Credit,what city does the driver in Afghanistan have to take the letters to be
Answer:Kabul
Page:101
3.In the book,Extra Credit,what does Hassan Jaji say would not be proper about the pen pal project?
Answer:for a boy and a girl to be sharing their thoughts
Psge:5
4.In the book,Extra Credit,when Abby send her first letter, what does Abby ask her pen pal if he/she can see?
Answer:Mountains
Page:45
5.In the book,Extra Credit,who is Mahmood Jafari?
Answer:The village teacher
Page:47
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FANTASTIC SECRET OF OWEN JESTER
Sample Questions
By
Barbara O'Conner
1.In the book,Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester, what type of frog was Tooley? Answer:A bullfrog
Page:5
2.In the book,Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester, name something Viola was allergic to? Answer:Pine, grass, dust, dogs
Page:9
3.In the book,Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester, what had fallen off of the train in during the night?
Answer:A submarine
Page:62
4.In the book,Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester, where did Owen stash the tools they used to clear the woods so they could roll the submarine down to the pond? Answer:The barn
Page:97-98
5.In the book,Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester,when Owen & Viola surfaced, who was waiting for them on the edge of the pond?
Answer:Frantic-looking grownups
Page:156
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THE HUNGER GAMES - MIDDLE SCHOOL ONLY
Sample Questions Middle school Only
By Suzanne Collins
1.In the book,The Hunger Games,when Peeta's father said he would keep an eye on the little girl,who was he referring to?
Answer:Prim
Page:38
2.In the book,The Hunger Games, what was the place called before the Capitol was built?
Answer:the Rockies
Page:41
3.In the book,The Hunger Games,what rule change does Claudius Templesmith announce?
Answer:two tributes from the same district can win this year.
Page:244
4.In the book,The Hunger Games,what was Rue's last request of Katniss? Answer:that Katniss sing to her
Page:234
5.In the book,The Hunger Games,who finally kills Cato?
Answer:Katniss
Page:341
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MOCKINGBIRD
Sample Questions
By
Katheryn Erskine
1.In the book,Mockingbird,what prevented Caitlin from going to the hidey-hole in Devon's room?
Answer:On The Day Our Life Fell Apart, Dad slammed Devon's door shut.
Page: 5
2.In the book,Mockingbird, why does Caitlin object to Michael's being paired with Josh as his reading buddy?
Answer: She says Josh is evil.
Page: 112
3.In the book,Mockingbird, what does Emma ask Caitlin to do for the yearbook? Answer:some drawings in the margins
Page: 211
4.In the book,Mockingbird,which three words does Caitlin's dad use to describe what he hopes to make come out of finishing the chest?
Answer:Something good and strong and beautiful
Page: 163
5.In the book,Mockingbird, what did Devon's father and sister, Caitlin, do with the chest after it is finished?
Answer:They donated it to the middle school.
Page: 227
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MOSTLY TRUE ADVENTURES OF HOMER P FIGG
Sample Questions
By
Rodman Philbrick
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O NE CRAZY SUMMER
Sample Questions
By
Rita Williams-Garcia
1.In the book,One Crazy Summer,who is the author?
Answer:Rita Williams Garcia
Page:cover
2.In the book,One Crazy Summer,what name did Cecile give Fern when Fern was first born?
Answer:Afua
Page:210
3.In the book,One Crazy Summer,where did Delphine and her sisters live with their father?
Answer:Brooklyn, NY or Brooklyn
Page: 5
4.In the book,One Crazy Summer,who was Huey Newton?
Answer: a Black Panther leader
Page:69
5.In the book,One Crazy Summer,what did Fern do as the girls waited in line at the airport to go back to Brooklyn?
Answer:ran and jumped on top of Cecile
Page:215
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OUTOF MY MIND
Sample Questions
By
Sharon Draper
1.In the book,Out of My MInd, which school wins the fourth round at the finals? Answer:Perry Valley
Page:215
2.In the book,Out of My MInd, why was Melody's flight to D.C. cancelled? Answer:Because of a late winter snow storm
Page:256
3.In the book, Out of My Mind,whatdid Ms. V. find under the car after the accident?
Answer:Doodle
Page:277
4.In the book,Out of My MInd, why didn't anyone tell Melody that they were going out to breakfast the morning of the flight to D.C.
Answer:because they thought that she would slow them down
Page:291
5.In the book,Out of My MInd, who took Melody's place at the finals in D.C? Answer:Claire
Page:290
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RETURN TO SENDER
Sample Questions
By
Julia Alvarez
1.In the book, Return to Sender, when Dad had his horrible accident, what flipped over and pinned him underneath?
Answer: tractor
Page:5
2.In the book, Return to Sender, what does Tyler's mother teach at the High School?
Answer: math
Page;47
3.In the book, Return to Sender, for Mari's first writing project at school, who did she write to?
Answer:President of United States
Page:58
4.In the book, Return to Sender,what does Grandma call the alter she made for Gramps? Answer:Memory table
Page:85
5.In the book, Return to Sender, at the town meeting, what does Tyler find in the bathroom?
Answer:money
Page:185
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SCAT
Sample Questions
By
Carl Haissen
1 In the book, Scat,what was the name of the substitute teacher for Mrs. Starch's class? Dr. Wendell Waxmo p. 98
2.In the book,Scat,why did Dr. Dressler hire Wendell Waxmo to substitute in Mrs. Starch's classes?
Answer:He thought she would rush back to rescue her students.
Page: 107
3.In the book,Scat,what does Mrs. Starch wear in class so she can eavesdrop on her students when they whisper?
Answer:a hearing aid
Page: 265
4.In the book,Scathow did Mrs. Starch get her anvil-shaped scar? Answer:She slipped on a utility pole and fell face down on a broken glass soda bottle.
Page: 271
5.In the book,Scat,who was planning to drill for oil in the wetlands? Answer:The Red Diamond Energy Corporation
Page: 165
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STRANGE CASE OF ORIGAMI YODA
Sample Questions
By
Tom Angleberger
1.In the book,Strange Case of Origami Yoda,what kind of contest did Marcie lose to a sixth grader?
Answer:Spelling Bee
Page:61
2.In the book,Strange Case of Origami Yoda,what did Zach take off of Caroline's desk and break?
Answer:3 pencils, Or her pencils, Or pencils her grandmother gave her
Page:80
3.In the book,Strange Case of Origami Yoda,what does Harvey say his Origami Yoda is better at giving than Dwight's Origami Yoda?
Answer: Advice
Page:118
4.In the book,Strange Case of Origami Yoda,what is the name of Dwight's middle school?
Answer: McQuarrie Middle School
Page: 1
5.In the book,Strange Case of Origami Yoda,what did Origami Yoda tell Kellen he must make wet all over?
Answer:His pants
Page:21
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SWINDLE
By
Gordon Korman
Sample Questions
1.In the book,Swindle,in what piece of furniture did Griffin find the baseball card?
Answer:a desk
Page:13
2.In the book,Swindle,what amount did Palomino pay Griffin for the Babe Ruth card?
Answer:$120.00
Page: 25
3.In the book,Swindle,what did Mr. Palomino tell Griffin that everybody was after?
Answer:money
Page:38
4.In the book,Swindle,why was Ben late getting out of the crate in the Palomino Emporium?
Answer:he fell asleep
Page:89
5.In the book,Swindle,which of Griffin's classmates did he say was so awful that he actually was capable of thinking like Swindle?
Answer:Darren or Darren Vader
Page: 143
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WAITING FOR NORMAL
By
Leslie Connor
Sample Questions
1.In the book,Waiting for Normal how much money did Denise leave Addie when she left her alone for Halloween?
Answer:$10.00
Page:89
2.In the book,Waiting for Normal,Hannah's adult life has been all about what numbers?
Answer:twos and fours
Page:113
3.In the book Waiting for Normal,where did Denise get two big turkey carcasses? answer:The soup kitchen
Page:138
4.n the book,Waiting for Normal,what is Addie's full name?
Answer:Addison Schmeeter
Page:17
5.In the book,Waiting for Normal,what did the fireman at Hose Six give Helena and Addie for Christmas?
Answer:A box of seashell chocolates
Page:191
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WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON
By
Grace Lin
Sample Questions
1.In the book,Where the Mountain Meet the Moon,what did Minli call her father? Answer:Ba
Page:3
2.In the book,Where the Mountain Meet the Moon,what was the dragon unable to do?
Answer:fly
Page:70
3.In the book,Where the Mountain Meet the Moon,what did the lion give the Dragon?
Answer: red thread or the borrowed line
Page:149
4.In the book,Where the Mountain Meet the Moon,the beggar in the marketplace was really who?
Answer:the king
Page:125
5.In the book,Where the Mountain Meet the Moon,how many questions can Minli ask the Old Man of the Moon?
Answer:one
Page:248
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