What is thecontext in whichthe author wrotethe book? Whyis it relevant tous today?What do you thinkof the book’s title?How does it relateto the book’scontents? Whatother title mightyou choose?Would yourecommendthis book toa friend?Why?If you could hearthis same storyfrom anotherperson’s point ofview, who wouldyou choose?Explain.Whichcharacterin the bookwould you mostlike to meet?Why?What didyou likebest aboutthis book?Whichcharacter didyou likeleast?Explain.Whichcharacters inthe book didyou likebest?What did you thinkof the book’slength? If it’s toolong, what wouldyou cut? If it's tooshort, what wouldyou add?Whichplaces in thebook wouldyou most liketo visit?Howoriginal andunique wasthis book?If you were towrite a sequelto this book,what wouldhappen?Did thecharacters seembelievable toyou? Did theyremind you ofanyone?What were thebook's strengthsand weaknesses?How mightsomeone else feeldifferently?What didyou thinkof theending?Share afavorite scenefrom the book.Why did thispart stand out?Whatfeelings didthis bookevoke foryou?How did thisbook connectto The Bookof UnknownAmericans?What wasyour favoritepart?Why?Would you readanother bookby this author?Why or whynot?If you got thechanceto ask the authorof this book onequestion, whatwould it be?How would peoplewith differentpolitical or socialviews agree anddisagree with thebook, and why?What do you thinkthe author'spurpose was inwriting this book?What ideas werethey trying to getacross?What lessondoes themaincharacterlearn?What literarytechniques didthe author useeffectively, andwhat was theimpact?What is thecontext in whichthe author wrotethe book? Whyis it relevant tous today?What do you thinkof the book’s title?How does it relateto the book’scontents? Whatother title mightyou choose?Would yourecommendthis book toa friend?Why?If you could hearthis same storyfrom anotherperson’s point ofview, who wouldyou choose?Explain.Whichcharacterin the bookwould you mostlike to meet?Why?What didyou likebest aboutthis book?Whichcharacter didyou likeleast?Explain.Whichcharacters inthe book didyou likebest?What did you thinkof the book’slength? If it’s toolong, what wouldyou cut? If it's tooshort, what wouldyou add?Whichplaces in thebook wouldyou most liketo visit?Howoriginal andunique wasthis book?If you were towrite a sequelto this book,what wouldhappen?Did thecharacters seembelievable toyou? Did theyremind you ofanyone?What were thebook's strengthsand weaknesses?How mightsomeone else feeldifferently?What didyou thinkof theending?Share afavorite scenefrom the book.Why did thispart stand out?Whatfeelings didthis bookevoke foryou?How did thisbook connectto The Bookof UnknownAmericans?What wasyour favoritepart?Why?Would you readanother bookby this author?Why or whynot?If you got thechanceto ask the authorof this book onequestion, whatwould it be?How would peoplewith differentpolitical or socialviews agree anddisagree with thebook, and why?What do you thinkthe author'spurpose was inwriting this book?What ideas werethey trying to getacross?What lessondoes themaincharacterlearn?What literarytechniques didthe author useeffectively, andwhat was theimpact?

Book Club Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. What is the context in which the author wrote the book? Why is it relevant to us today?
  2. What do you think of the book’s title? How does it relate to the book’s contents? What other title might you choose?
  3. Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why?
  4. If you could hear this same story from another person’s point of view, who would you choose? Explain.
  5. Which character in the book would you most like to meet? Why?
  6. What did you like best about this book?
  7. Which character did you like least? Explain.
  8. Which characters in the book did you like best?
  9. What did you think of the book’s length? If it’s too long, what would you cut? If it's too short, what would you add?
  10. Which places in the book would you most like to visit?
  11. How original and unique was this book?
  12. If you were to write a sequel to this book, what would happen?
  13. Did the characters seem believable to you? Did they remind you of anyone?
  14. What were the book's strengths and weaknesses? How might someone else feel differently?
  15. What did you think of the ending?
  16. Share a favorite scene from the book. Why did this part stand out?
  17. What feelings did this book evoke for you?
  18. How did this book connect to The Book of Unknown Americans?
  19. What was your favorite part? Why?
  20. Would you read another book by this author? Why or why not?
  21. If you got the chance to ask the author of this book one question, what would it be?
  22. How would people with different political or social views agree and disagree with the book, and why?
  23. What do you think the author's purpose was in writing this book? What ideas were they trying to get across?
  24. What lesson does the main character learn?
  25. What literary techniques did the author use effectively, and what was the impact?