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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ethan give Julian as a gift?
(a) A pumpkin.
(b) A new bookbag.
(c) A puzzle.
(d) A copy of "Alice in Wonderland".

3. Whom does Izzy say the red wagon is a gift from?
(a) Allen.
(b) The best man.
(c) Noah.
(d) Grandpa Nate.

4. What game does Noah compare collecting coupons for the groceries to?
(a) Go Fish.
(b) Rummy.
(c) Monopoly.
(d) Musical Chairs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Olinski wearing at the Bowl?

2. Whom does Mrs. Olinski tell when she decides that Ethan should be part of the Academic Bowl team?

3. What does the narrator say Mrs. Olinski knows about Nadia?

4. What did Mr. Singh do for a living before buying the Sillington place?

5. How many dogs arrive for the audition with Ginger?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Draper notice about sixth graders in her time as a teacher and principal?

2. What chicken-and-egg discussion do The Souls get into with Mrs. Olinski in the first chapter?

3. Explain how Noah and Tillie cut costs on the groceries for the wedding.

4. What do we know about Nadia from chapter 2?

5. What is the first question posed during the finals, and how does Mrs. Olinski react after she hears the question?

6. Why does Mrs. Olinski leave her name and the word "paraplegic" written on the board on the first day, and what does she learn from this experience?

7. What angers Nadia in her conversation with Ethan, and why?

8. How does Julian invite his guests to the first tea party?

9. What does Mrs. Olinski say about how she chose the members of her Academic Bowl team?

10. What are Julian's first few days at school like?

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