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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Mrs. Olinski tell when she decides that Ethan should be part of the Academic Bowl team?
(a) The district superintendent.
(b) Mrs. Draper.
(c) No one.
(d) Ethan.

2. Which county do the Potters live in?
(a) Rockland County.
(b) Genesee County.
(c) Saratoga County.
(d) Clarion County.

3. What does the narrator say there had not been at the Bowl, unlike football Bowls?
(a) Cheerleaders.
(b) Sunshine.
(c) Hot dogs.
(d) Season tallies.

4. How does Ethan find out that Nadia is also invited to the tea party?
(a) She tells him.
(b) Julian tells him.
(c) He sees her looking for clues in the library.
(d) He sees her talking to Noah about it.

5. What does the narrator compare Nadia to when first introducing her in chapter 2?
(a) Waffles with strawberries.
(b) Pancakes with syrup.
(c) Oatmeal.
(d) Cinnamon toast.

6. What color is Nadia's hair?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Red.
(d) Auburn.

7. What does Ethan say is the difference between Ginger and Sandy?
(a) Ginger's eyes aren't blank.
(b) Ginger's fur isn't dirty.
(c) Ginger doesn't stink.
(d) Ginger is a genius.

8. Why is the air conditioner in the building turned on?
(a) Because there are so many people in the building.
(b) Because someone accidentally turned it on.
(c) Because the calendar says it will be hot.
(d) Because it is too hot to think.

9. What does Nadia say had been the worst part of her trip to Florida?
(a) Landing in the plane.
(b) Taking off in the plane.
(c) Checking Ginger in to the baggage compartment.
(d) Meeting up with her dad at the airport.

10. What did Mrs. Singh do for a living before she died?
(a) She was a writer.
(b) She sold real estate.
(c) She was a singer.
(d) She was a teacher.

11. What does the narrator say Mrs. Olinski knows about Nadia?
(a) She's a rarity.
(b) She's a star.
(c) She's especially gifted.
(d) She's too shy.

12. What does Mrs. Olinski say "paraplegic" means?
(a) She can't write above the middle of the board.
(b) She can't stand up.
(c) She's paralyzed from the waist down.
(d) She's paralyzed from the neck down.

13. Why does Noah get sent to visit his grandparents?
(a) His mom won a cruise.
(b) They have better weather in Florida than in New York.
(c) His mom didn't know what to do with him that summer.
(d) His grandparents missed him.

14. What does Grandpa Izzy say Margy is?
(a) Schmalzy.
(b) Zaftig.
(c) Sweet.
(d) Smart.

15. Where does Noah's brother Joey go for the summer?
(a) On a cruise.
(b) To his dad's house.
(c) To Noah's other grandparents' house.
(d) To his grandparents with Noah.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which subject is Mrs. Olinski going to be teaching?

2. How does Nadia greet Mrs. Olinski?

3. What does Mrs. Olinski realize when she sees that the message on the board has been changed?

4. What does Noah say Grandma Sadie and Grandpa Nate did in their "former lives"?

5. Who chooses The Souls' name?

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