BOB Practice 2025

Question 1

What was the U.S. government trying to control with Dorothea Lange's photos?

Accepted Answer

Public opinion about the camps

Question 2

What planet does Resilience travel to?

Accepted Answer

Mars

Question 3

What do the boys in Fort find that changes everything?

Accepted Answer

Someone else using the fort

Question 4

In Korman's book what do Wyatt and his friends build in the woods?

Accepted Answer

A fort

Question 5

What is one theme of the story, Fort?

Accepted Answer

Friendship and trust

Question 6

What surprising event changes Avery’s life at the beginning of The Inheritance Games?

Accepted Answer

She inherits a fortune from a billionaire she’s never met

Question 7

What is the name of the main rover character in the story?

Accepted Answer

Resilience

Question 8

Who are Manuel’s closest friends in The Golden Hour?

Accepted Answer

Sebastian and Caysha

Question 9

Who is the author of The Lost Year?

Accepted Answer

Katherine Marsh

Question 10

In Hummingbird, what is Olive's favorite kind of story?

Accepted Answer

Fairy tales

Question 11

What sport do both Marco and Isaac play together in FAlling Short?

Accepted Answer

Basketball

Question 12

What is the name of the billionaire who leaves Avery his fortune in Inheritance Games?

Accepted Answer

Tobias Hawthorne

Question 13

In Golden Hour what event causes Manuel to struggle with anxiety?

Accepted Answer

Witnessing a school shooting

Question 14

1. Who is Charlie Thorne, and why is she important to the story?

Accepted Answer

A young genius recruited by the CIA

Question 15

What connects Matthew to his grandmother’s story in The Lost Year?

Accepted Answer

A secret family history

Question 16

What role does music play in Anna’s journey?

Accepted Answer

It saved her life and became her path to freedom

Question 17

What genre is Alias Anna?

Accepted Answer

Biography in verse (nonfiction)

Question 18

Why was Toyo Miyatake's photography especially risky?

Accepted Answer

He snuck a camera into the camp

Question 19

Who is the author of Fort?

Accepted Answer

Gordon Korman

Question 20

In Hummingbird what symbol represents hope and strength for Olive?

Accepted Answer

A hummingbird

Question 21

What is one of the main themes of Falling Short?

Accepted Answer

Friendship and self-discovery

Question 22

Who is Raina in A Rover's Story?

Accepted Answer

A scientist who writes to Resilience

Question 23

Why does Anna change her name and identity?

Accepted Answer

To hide from the Nazis and survive

Question 24

How is Seen and Unseen different from most history books?

Accepted Answer

It uses illustrations and photographs together

Question 25

What is the real name of the girl who becomes "Alias Anna"?

Accepted Answer

Zhanna Arshanskaya

Question 26

Who wrote Falling Short?

Accepted Answer

Ernesto Cisneros

Question 27

What genre best describes A Rover’s Story?

Accepted Answer

Science fiction

Question 28

What surprising trait does Resilience develop?

Accepted Answer

Human emotions

Question 29

In Hmmingbird what does Olive dream of doing despite her condition?

Accepted Answer

Going to public school

Question 30

What class does Manuel find comfort in The Golden Hour?

Accepted Answer

Photography

Question 31

Who is the main character in The Inheritance Games?

Accepted Answer

Avery Grambs

Question 32

What did Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams have in common?

Accepted Answer

They were photographers who documented the camps

Question 33

Why are the Hawthorne grandsons suspicious of Avery in The Inheritance Games?

Accepted Answer

They are jealous and don’t understand why she was chosen

Question 34

In Charlie Thorne - What secret equation is everyone searching for in the book?

Accepted Answer

Pandora, a powerful scientific formula

Question 35

What theme is central to the novel of The Lost Year?

Accepted Answer

Betrayal and courage

Question 36

What major organization recruits Charlie to help find the equation?

Accepted Answer

The CIA

Question 37

Where does most of the modern-day story of The Lost Year take place?

Accepted Answer

Washington, D.C.

Question 38

What does "golden hour" symbolize in the book?

Accepted Answer

The healing light after trauma

Question 39

What challenge does Marco face physically in Falling Short?

Accepted Answer

He is much shorter than his classmates

Question 40

In Hummingbird whatDiabetes condition does the main character, Olive, live with?

Accepted Answer

Osteogenesis imperfecta

Question 41

What type of puzzles does the Hawthorne family mansion contain in The Inheritance Games?

Accepted Answer

Mazes and secret passageways

Question 42

In Fort, why do the boys want to go to the hidden shelter?

Accepted Answer

For freedom and friendship

Question 43

What special talent helps Anna survive during World War II?

Accepted Answer

Playing the piano

Question 44

What is the main topic of Seen and Unseen?

Accepted Answer

Japanese American incarceration during World War II

Question 45

How old is Charlie Thorne when the story begins?

Accepted Answer

12

Question 46

What historical event is explored in The Lost Year?

Accepted Answer

The Holodomor (Ukrainian famine)

Question 47

In Falling Short How are Marco and Isaac different in school?

Accepted Answer

Isaac is the class clown while Marco is quiet and studious

Question 48

Who is Olive’s service dog in the book Hmmingbird?

Accepted Answer

Sky

Question 49

What technique is used to tell part of the story visually in Golden Hour?

Accepted Answer

Comic panels (graphic novel style)

Question 50

What quality makes Charlie uniquely suited to solving the mystery?

Accepted Answer

She’s incredibly intelligent and good at solving puzzles

BOB Practice 2025

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BOB Practice 2025

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