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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What kind of bird does Ms. Lowodski share her home with?
(a) A canary.
(b) A dove.
(c) A bluetit.
(d) A parrot.
2. Which of Saul's suggestions start to frustrate Eliza during the competition?
(a) Touch the letters before you speak them.
(b) Answer immediately and without thinking.
(c) Always smile at the judge before you answer.
(d) Let the letters show you where to go.
3. Why does Miriam regret giving Eliza the gift?
(a) She is disappointed with it.
(b) She loves it too much.
(c) She doesn't appreciate its beauty.
(d) She breaks it.
4. Which do of the following words does Eliza have to spell in the spelling competition Ms. Rai presides over?
(a) Origami.
(b) Butane.
(c) Salacious.
(d) Delicious.
5. What does Saul tell Aaron he has just been reading about?
(a) Jewish film directors.
(b) Jewish persecution in the 13th century.
(c) The Golem.
(d) The mystics migration to Israel.
6. Why was Miriam's mother reluctant to interact with Miriam?
(a) She was worried she may die like her other children.
(b) Miriam always screamed as soon as she got near.
(c) She was scared of Miriam's temper.
(d) Miraim was always ill with something.
7. In which game does Miriam first experience her favorite word?
(a) Hopscotch.
(b) Skipping rope.
(c) Tag.
(d) Scrabble.
8. What does Dr. Morris' office window look out onto?
(a) A lake.
(b) The school playground.
(c) The school playing fields.
(d) The city center.
9. What does the spelling bee registrar ask Eliza for?
(a) A birth certificate.
(b) A picture ID.
(c) A deposit.
(d) An entrance fee.
10. How does Sinna Bhagudor start helping out Eliza in this section?
(a) By saving her a seat in the lunchroom.
(b) By lending her money for a bus.
(c) By pushing away the people who want to bully her.
(d) By helping her practice for the spelling bee contest.
11. What does Jared say his reading group is reading excerpts from?
(a) The Regal.
(b) The Postman.
(c) The Plumber.
(d) The cannon.
12. Who does Saul's roommate at Baruch Yeshiva declare himself to be to the college dean?
(a) Moses.
(b) Abraham.
(c) The son of God.
(d) The Israeli primeminister.
13. What is Saul's pet name for Miriam?
(a) Hidden pear.
(b) Miss July.
(c) Apple cheeks.
(d) Hourglass.
14. What word is full of possibility?
(a) Dip.
(b) Love.
(c) God.
(d) Life.
15. What was the donkey in Eliza favorite bedtime story turned into?
(a) Card.
(b) Wood.
(c) Stone.
(d) Iron.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Aaron say he has not felt in his three years since his Bar Mitzvah?
2. What word did Saul's mother's box of photos teach him?
3. What did Aaron see when he was eight years old?
4. What is Miriam's excuse for coming home late from work?
5. Where does Miriam study her dictionary?
This section contains 469 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
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