Saturday, June 14, 2014

Book Trivia- Joelle Charbonneau

It's Book Trivia time and today's Host is the Delightful Joelle Charbonneau!! The Questions are from The Testing! Answer as many of them right as you can to win! The winner will receive a copy of The Testing and a Testing Trilogy T-Shirt!



Here we go:

1)  What snack did Cia's roommate offer her?
2)  What is the symbol on Cia's identification bracelet?
3)  What was in the bag that was thrown to Cia by the man behind the fence?
4)  Tosu City is what current city in the midwest?
5)  How many candidates reported for The Testing?
6)  What kind of animal does Cia shoot and Tomas suggest they eat in the fourth test?
7)  What items are Testing candidates allowed to bring from home?
8)  What was the rope used by Ryme to end her candidacy?

Bonus question - worth 5 extra points -

What game theory that analyzes cooperative behavior is the third test of The Testing based off of?

Good Luck!!




Joelle Charbonneau has performed in opera and musical theatre productions across Chicagoland. She now teaches private voice lessons and is the author of the New York Times best selling THE TESTING trilogy (THE TESTING, INDEPENDENT STUDY and GRADUATION DAY) as well as two mystery series:  The Rebecca Robbins mysteries (Minotaur Books) and the Glee Club mysteries (Berkley). Her YA books have appeared on the Indie Next List, on the YALSA Top 10 books for 2014 as well as the YALSA Quick Picks for reluctant readers.  Paramount optioned THE TESTING as the project is currently in development.







14 comments:

  1. I have not read any of these books, so don't have a clue. I have studied opera (and theatre) and am currently running a group called The Arts for my forensic patients which concentrates on opera. We just started watching Das Rheingold!

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  2. I've never heard of these books. Reading about them though, they sound pretty good. Thanks for the great giveaway Shelly. Wish I had read them so I could enter for the prize.

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  3. I have not read these, so I can't answer the questions. They sound good though!

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  4. joefallon1@yahoo.com
    1) Corn cakes
    2) eight point star with Lighting Bolt
    3) Vial of Liquid
    4) Wichita City in Kansas
    5) 108
    6) Opossum
    7) clothes and 2 personal items are allowed
    8) colorful rope
    Bonus Game Theory

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  5. I can't remember enough, so I will probably miss most. But I did get a few.

    1. A bag of crackers
    2. A Eight Point Star with a lighting bolt through it
    3. Not sure
    4. Not sure
    5. Not sure
    6. Wolf?
    7. Not sure
    8. Not sure

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  6. Thank you for hosting this contest!
    1. Cia's roommate, Ryme, offered her corncakes.
    2. Cia's symbol on her identification bracelet is a lightning bolt surrounded by an eight-pointed star.
    3. The bag that was thrown to Cia by the man behind the fence included: a loaf of bread, a small hunk of white cheese, a bag of raisins, and a bottle of water.
    4. Tosu City is Tulsa in Oklahoma.
    5. 108 candidates report for the testing.
    6. Cia shoots two opossum that Tomas suggest they eat.
    7. Testing candidates are allowed to bring two changes of everyday clothing, two sets of undergarments, one set of night clothes, two pairs of shoes, and two personal items with them from home.
    8. The rope used by Ryme to end her candidacy was her dress tied to a bed sheet.
    Bonus: The third stage in the testing is based off of the cooperative game theory.
    Thank you again for this opportunity!

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  7. 1. Corncakes!
    2. An eight-pointed star with a lightning bolt in the center.
    3. Bread, water, cheese, and some raisins.
    4. Tulsa, Oklahoma
    5. 108
    6. Opossum
    7. 2 Full sets of clothes and two personal items.
    8. Her dress tied to a sheet.
    Bonus Question: Theory

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  8. 1. The snack was corncakes.
    2. Cia's identification bracelet symbol is an eight-pointed star. In the center of the star is a stylized lightning bolt.
    3. The bag contained a loaf of bread, a small hunk of white cheese, a bag of raisins, and a bottle of water.
    4. Tosu City was formerly Wichita, Kansas. The city name was changed from Wichita to Tosu to symbolize the hope of a people set on rebuilding what was lost.

    5. 108 candidates report for the testing.
    6. two opossum
    7. two changes of everyday clothing, two sets of undergarments, one set of night clothes, two pairs of shoes, and two personal items with them from home.
    8. The rope was Ryme's dress tied to a bed sheet.

    Bonus: The game theory that analyzes cooperative behavior in the third test is based off of the Prisoner’s Dilemma.

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    1. CONGRATS!!!Yvonne! Please give me your email so we can get an address for your prize!

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    2. Yeah! My email is jefferson.yvonne@gmail.com

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  9. 1) Corn cakes from home
    2) Eight point star with Lighting Bolt detailing in the center
    3) loaf of bread, a small hunk of white cheese, a bag of raisins, and a bottle of water but the second time he met with her and handed her a bag with a Vial of Liquid
    4) Wichita City in Kansas
    5) 108
    6) 2 Opossum
    7) clothes 2 of each and 2 personal items are allowed
    8) the book states at the end of the chapter it was a colorful rope
    Bonus I am going to say ~ Game Theory

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  10. CONGRATULATIONS to Yvonne! You won the contest!!!!

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  11. This was the best contests ever!!! I read a lot of the interviews that Joelle does and I remembered that in one of them she talked about the game theory question....I just had to remember how to find it. http://www.magicalurbanfantasyreads.com/2013/12/independent-study-by-joelle-charbonneau.html

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