7. Question: Can we have an open book exam?

Answer:  Let us try to understand your request for an open book test. You would like me to ask questions, the answers to which you can copy from the book and submit as your demonstration of learning the material. You effectively want me to evaluate the author's knowledge of the subject and give you his credit. By such reasoning, any Xerox machine should receive an A for the course. Further, this again robs you of the full measure of the course for which you and your parents have paid.