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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom has Mrs. Olinski been considering as the fourth member of her team?
(a) Michael Froehlich.
(b) Julian Singh.
(c) Hamilton Knapp.
(d) Jared Lord.

2. What does Julian do in the car on the way home from the state championship?
(a) He chats with his dad and Mrs. Olinski.
(b) He sleeps.
(c) He plays games.
(d) He reads.

3. Why does Mrs. Sharkey say she thinks there's a chance The Souls could beat the seventh grade?
(a) The seventh grade doesn't like to work hard.
(b) The Souls are truly brilliant.
(c) Mrs. Olinski has trained The Souls so well.
(d) The seventh grade is mediocre at best.

4. What two countries does Julian explain are connected with the origin of the word "posh"?
(a) Britain and the United States.
(b) Britain and India.
(c) Britain and Pakistan.
(d) India and the United States.

5. What source(s) does the advisory panel consult when checking Julian's answer?
(a) A computer.
(b) Large books.
(c) A computer and large books.
(d) An expert and a computer.

6. What does Mrs. Olinski know when she arrives at Sillington House in chapter 12?
(a) She knows that Margy is proud of her.
(b) She knows that Mr. Singh knows that she knows.
(c) She knows that friendship is important.
(d) She knows that The Souls know that she knows.

7. Who comes out of Sillington House to greet Mrs. Olinski when she arrives?
(a) Nadia.
(b) Julian.
(c) Mr. Singh.
(d) Alice.

8. Which book is part of the correct answer to the match-point question?
(a) "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland".
(b) "Through the Looking Glass".
(c) "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe".
(d) "Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes".

9. Why do The Souls refuse to practice on Saturday?
(a) They don't want to spend their weekend practicing.
(b) One of The Souls is Jewish and another is half-Jewish.
(c) They will be busy working on a project.
(d) They will be busy having tea.

10. What does Mr. Singh tell Mrs. Olinski it takes more courage to do?
(a) Be a driver.
(b) Be a passenger.
(c) Be a pacifist.
(d) Be a leader.

11. What does Julian say the people in the pubs do with the boxes on the bars?
(a) They take coins out of them.
(b) They put notes in them.
(c) They drop coins in them.
(d) They pick notes out of them.

12. How does chapter 12 begin?
(a) The Souls and Mrs. Olinski have tea.
(b) The Souls greet Mrs. Olinski.
(c) Mr. Singh greets Mrs. Olinski.
(d) Mrs. Olinski lets herself out of her van.

13. What does Mrs. Olinski do after returning home from the state championship?
(a) She makes herself a cup of tea.
(b) She looks at her copies of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass."
(c) She looks at her pictures form the Academic Bowl.
(d) She writes in her diary.

14. Who is Mr. LeDue?
(a) The Knightsbridge Academic Bowl coach.
(b) The district superintendent.
(c) The deputy superintendent.
(d) The Knightsbridge principal.

15. What does Mr. Singh do after Mrs. Olinski has entered the dining room?
(a) He sets her place.
(b) He pours tea.
(c) He opens the window.
(d) He serves a meal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Olinski tell the principal one must risk when defending her way of choosing her team?

2. What does Ham Knapp do in chapter 6 to disrupt Mrs. Olinski's class?

3. What do Michael Froehlich and his friends pin on their shirts when Epiphany wins the district championship?

4. How do the other teachers choose their Academic Bowl teams?

5. What does Bella Dubinsky's T-shirt design for The Souls feature?

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