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ABOUT THE BOOK
NO SPOILERSChase Ambrose is the most feared kid at Hiawassee Middle School, a star athlete with a reputation for bullying. When he falls off the roof of his house and wakes up in a hospital, he discovers he has acute retrograde amnesia: everything about his life before the fall is completely gone. His name, his family, his friends, his history as the school's most notorious troublemaker are all erased. As Chase returns to school and starts making new connections, including joining the video club and befriending some of the very kids he used to torment, he has to piece together who he was while deciding who he wants to be now.
Free Battle of the Books questions for Restart
SPOILERSEvery one of these has the same answer, and that is the point. In a real battle the question is read aloud with a dozen other books in play, and students have a few seconds to place it. Here is what a battle might ask about Restart. Use them as a quiz, a trivia round, or BOTB practice.
Where in the book they come from
- Early in the book
In what book is a boy's only memory a little girl in a blue dress with white lace?
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Restart by Gordon Korman
When Chase tries to recall anything from before his coma, the only image that surfaces is a mysterious little blond girl in a blue dress trimmed with white lace. This single memory becomes a recurring thread throughout the story as Chase tries to figure out who she is.
- First half
In what book does a father yell, "What kind of tackling is that?" while his daughter plays with Barbies?
✓ Answer
Restart by Gordon Korman
At the football scrimmage, Chase's dad grows angrier with every bad play, ranting about tackling, blocking, and the quarterback. Meanwhile Helene has spread out an impressive array of dollhouse furniture on the bleachers and plays with her Barbies, completely ignoring the game.
- First half
In what book does a boy secretly slide a twenty-dollar bill under an elderly woman's door to replace stolen money?
✓ Answer
Restart by Gordon Korman
After Bear takes the twenty from Mrs. Swanson, Chase runs back to Portland Street and slides his own twenty under her door. He figures she'll assume she dropped it. It costs him his own money, but it lets him sleep at night.
- Second half
In what book does an old man string a necklace out of all the gout pills he refuses to take?
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Restart by Gordon Korman
Mr. Solway insists he doesn't have gout and refuses to take his medication. He plans to string the pills into a necklace and give it as a going-away present to Nurse Duncan when he drives her so crazy that she quits.
- Second half
In what book does a heavy metal fire extinguisher accidentally hit a boy in the face during a tug-of-war?
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Restart by Gordon Korman
Bear hands Chase a fire extinguisher in the wrecked music room, then tries to grab it back, and Chase holds on to keep it away from him. When Chase yanks it free, it swings and strikes Joel in the face, giving him a terrible black eye. The teachers walk in at that moment and assume Chase attacked Joel on purpose.
- Near the end
In what book do teammates spill a boy's drink over and over to punish him for not wearing pads?
✓ Answer
Restart by Gordon Korman
During Chase's first week back on the football team, he has to practice in shorts and a T-shirt because of non-contact rules. His teammates constantly jostle his elbow at the Gatorade bucket so every drink spills down his leg. He ends up borderline dehydrated and drinking from the bathroom sink.
