Badger Booklist

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  Where are you doing the bulk of your summer reading? 

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    On the beach. I have a great vacation planned!
  • B.
    On the bleachers in between my kids’ summer league games.
  • C.
    In my backyard hammock. Home, sweet home!
  • D.
    Outside my work building on my lunch breaks. Sigh.
• 2.
  Are you a fan of fiction?

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    Yes, I prefer it.
  • B.
    No, I tend towards nonfiction.
  • C.
    I like a mix of both fiction and nonfiction.
• 3.
  Choose a different Badger-authored book.

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    Serving Herself: The Life and Times of Althea Gibson by Ashley Brown
  • B.
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    Refrigeration Nation: A History of Ice, Appliances, and Enterprises in America by Jonathan Rees MA’92, PhD’97
  • C.
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    Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
  • D.
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    Wine People by Michelle Wildgen ’97
• 4.
  Pick a bookish Badger.

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    Answer A
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    Answer B
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    Answer C
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    Answer D
• 5.
  Choose a major.

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    Physics
  • B.
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    English
  • C.
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    Kinesiology
  • D.
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    Human Development and Family Studies
• 6.
  If you were back on campus, where would you go to hit the books?

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    Lake Mendota
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    Observatory Hill
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    Bascom Hill
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    Library Mall
• 7.
  You have the trip of a life time planned. Where are you headed?

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  • A.
    Outer space
  • B.
    England
  • C.
    Antarctica
  • D.
    A road trip through the United States
• 8.
  Are you in a book club?

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  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  Badger Star Power

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  Chasing the Stars: How the Astronomers of Observatory Hill Transformed Our Understanding of the UniverseWritten by James Lattis MA’87, PhD’89, the director of UW Space Place, and Kelly Tyrell MS’11, the UW's director of media relations and strategic communications, this book offers a look into the history of the Washburn Observatory and Badger stargazers.
• 2.
  Raise the Bard

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  Green World: A Tragicomic Memoir of Love and ShakespeareShakespeare scholar Michelle Ephraim MA’93, PhD’98 breaks down how the Bard helped her find a new outlook on life.
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  Game On

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  Legacy on Ice: Blake Geoffrion and the Fastest Game on EarthSam Jeffries ’11 does a deep dive into the life and foiled hockey career of former Badger star Blake Geoffrion ’10. Read about a legendary hockey family and carrying on after a career-ending injury.
• 4.
  Bring on the Drama

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  Malas Bad news for the other books on your reading list: this one might skip the line. Read from Marcela Fuentes, a lecturer for the UW's Chicanx/Latinx Studies program, about some serious intergenerational drama.