Book Scavenger

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Which is the most logical explanation for Emily’s devotion to the Book Scavengers game?

A) She is easily tempted by anything involving mystery and danger.

B) She badly wants to win some money so that she can be more independent.

C) The Book Scavenger online community is the only stable community she has.

D) She wants to prove to Matthew that she is better at the game than he was.

2. Which statement best describes why Matthew has an easier time adapting to the family’s frequent moves than Emily does?

A) Matthew’s interest in music gives him a way to escape from his worries about moving.

B) Matthew is older and closer to going away to college, so pretty soon he can decide for himself where to live.

C) Matthew is not really a person who cares about having close friendships.

D) Matthew focuses on the positive aspects of moving and is able to stay in touch with friends from around the country.

3. Besides his love of puzzles, what is the most logical explanation for James’s interest in the Book Scavengers game?

A) James wants Emily to feel supported by him as a friend.

B) James’s family needs the prize money to pay the mortgage on their apartment building.

C) James wants to prove to Maddie that he is better at ciphers.

D) James is trying to impress Matthew, because he admires the older boy.

4. Why should Emily realize how hurtful it might be to James when she fails to stay engaged with his cipher challenge against Maddie?

A) She knows that Maddie has been cheating in the cipher competition.

B) She was very hurt when Matthew stopped playing Book Scavenger with her.

C) She knows what it is like to not have very many friends.

D) She felt betrayed when she learned that Babbage is really Mr. Quisling.

5. Which of the following best demonstrates that Emily really does have something in common with her parents?

A) Her interest in James’s family life

B) Her lie to Mr. Quisling about whether she still has the book he asks about

C) Her participation in the Book Scavenger challenge

D) Her bravery when Clyde is holding a gun on her

6. How does Emily’s conflict with James affect Hollister?

A) It makes him angry at James for not understanding Emily better.

B) It causes him to reflect on whether he was really a good friend to Griswold.

C) It gives him hope that Griswold will someday want to focus on the bookstore again.

D) It causes him to worry that Emily will never learn to be a good friend.

7. Which of the following characters is an illustration of what Emily could become if she continues to put puzzle-solving ahead of other priorities?

A) Hollister

B) Matthew

C) Griswold

D) Quisling

8. Which statement is the most accurate comparison and contrast of Remora and Griswold?

A) They are both greedy, but Remora is the only one evil enough to kill people.

B) They are both interested in puzzles, but Griswold is the only one clever enough to create puzzles.

C) They both care about books, but Griswold cares even more about people than he does about books.

D) They both selfishly hurt others, but Remora refuses to admit that he is wrong.

9. Which character is never able to let go of their obsession in order to do what is right?

A) Remora

B) Barry

C) Clyde

D) James

10. What important lesson does Emily learn from her conflict with James?

A) Lying is always wrong, even when you think you have good reasons.

B) Winning a game is not more important than friendship.

C) Taking serious risks just to win a game is a foolish choice.

D) Where you live is not as important as what you do while you are there.

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating text details to support your response.

1. How do coded messages between Emily and James solidify their friendship throughout the novel and even get Emily out of a bad situation toward the novel’s end?

2. How does Quisling’s personality as a teacher foreshadow the novel’s later revelation that he is actually Babbage?