Bee Season: A Novel Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Myla Goldberg
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Bee Season: A Novel Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Myla Goldberg
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 103 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the author describe as a tree trunk of a man?
(a) Rabbi Cohen.
(b) Abraham.
(c) Aaron.
(d) Rabbi Meyer.

2. What does Aaron say he has not felt in his three years since his Bar Mitzvah?
(a) God's presence.
(b) Love for his father.
(c) Love for his mother.
(d) The meaning of Judaism.

3. In which game does Miriam first experience her favorite word?
(a) Skipping rope.
(b) Hopscotch.
(c) Scrabble.
(d) Tag.

4. What duty has Saul never shirked?
(a) Family cook.
(b) Family banker.
(c) Child listener.
(d) Child chauffeur.

5. How does Sinna Bhagudor start helping out Eliza in this section?
(a) By lending her money for a bus.
(b) By helping her practice for the spelling bee contest.
(c) By pushing away the people who want to bully her.
(d) By saving her a seat in the lunchroom.

6. What does Saul start collecting in celebration of his daughter's spelling Bee victory?
(a) Articles that mention her victory.
(b) Old dictionaries.
(c) Difficult words.
(d) Videos of old spelling bee contests.

7. What does Aaron often save Eliza from?
(a) Bullies.
(b) Alien monsters.
(c) Darth Vader.
(d) Bad dreams.

8. What does Saul tell Aaron he has just been reading about?
(a) The Golem.
(b) Jewish persecution in the 13th century.
(c) The mystics migration to Israel.
(d) Jewish film directors.

9. What does Saul chide Aaron for when Saul knocks on the study door?
(a) Not using the secret knock.
(b) Interrupting the study sessions with Eliza.
(c) Knocking too loudly.
(d) For not knocking at the specified time.

10. What kind of things does Miriam steal?
(a) Things that she needs.
(b) Things people won't miss.
(c) Things that call out to her.
(d) Things that she can sell.

11. What word did Saul's mother's box of photos teach him?
(a) Orthodox.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Sin.
(d) Unorthodox.

12. What did Aaron see when he was eight years old?
(a) God.
(b) The devil.
(c) A rape.
(d) A murder.

13. What seeps into Aaron's skin and infuses his blood?
(a) His sister's success.
(b) His father's pride.
(c) His Jewishness.
(d) His new girlfriend.

14. What was Saul Naumann original surname?
(a) Norman.
(b) Newton.
(c) Newman.
(d) Smithe.

15. Why does Aaron stop playing the guitar?
(a) He wants to make a statement to his father.
(b) He doesn't think he is very good.
(c) He is too lazy to fix the strings.
(d) He can't practice with his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tikkan Olam mean?

2. What does the author say Saul's arms look like when he leads prayers?

3. What is Saul's pet name for Miriam?

4. What does Eliza's cursive Q look like?

5. What is the name of the stray that hangs around the school?

(see the answer keys)

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