What is "List"?

Applying to College
1

Some colleges ask you to list your favorite books.
Do they genuinely want a list like
-book 1
-book 2
-book 3

Or should I do it in paragraph form

2

Not a paragraph, list them

3

Yes, what you did.
Book 1, Author
Book 2, Author etc.

4

Green Eggs and Ham, Seuss
The Little Engine that Could, Mabel C. Bragg