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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. Which member of the Epiphany team answers the final question?
(a) Noah.
(b) Julian.
(c) Nadia.
(d) Ethan.

2. Who said she knew all along that The Souls would beat the eighth grade?
(a) Mrs. Laurencin.
(b) Mrs. Sharkey.
(c) Ms. Masolino.
(d) Mrs. Olinski.

3. How does Julian react when the commissioner tells him he can't find a reference for "tip"?
(a) He says the commissioner should check another source.
(b) He accepts the fact that his answer was wrong.
(c) He thinks the sources are wrong.
(d) He thinks the commissioner has been against him all along.

4. What arrangement does Mrs. Olinski make with the principal in regards to practicing for the regional championship?
(a) She arranges to have the school opened on Sunday.
(b) She arranges to have the school opened early in the morning.
(c) She arranges to have the school opened on Saturday.
(d) She arranges to have the school left open at night.

5. What do Michael Froehlich and his friends pin on their shirts when Epiphany wins the district championship?
(a) A sign that reads: "Epiphany's the best!"
(b) A ribbon.
(c) A piece of wire.
(d) A piece of rope.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Olinski feel about Julian when he disappears before the play?

2. Whose name did Mr. Fairbain mispronounce during the previous year's championship?

3. What is one of Mr. Singh's "specialties"?

4. How does Mrs. Olinski drink her tea?

5. What word does Mrs. Olinski compare Mrs. Diamondstein's jogging suit to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Give examples of other teachers that observe The Souls' success and how they react to it.

2. Describe the conversation Mr. Singh and Mrs. Olinski have in the car on the way to the state championship.

3. What does Mrs. Olinski ask The Souls in chapter 12? What does she mean by this question, and what is The Souls' answer?

4. Explain the exchange that happens between the commissioner and Julian about the disagreement about the word "tip," why it is important and how the other Souls feel about it.

5. How does Mrs. Olinski outsmart Ham Knapp in chapter 6?

6. What does Mr. Fairbain do during the district championship, and why does this make Dr. Rohmer so uncomfortable?

7. When she arrives at Sillington House to visit Margy, Mrs. Olinski is overcome with emotion. Which emotions is she feeling and why?

8. Explain Julian's answer to the question about acronyms that have entered the language as words.

9. Describe how Mrs. Olinski uses real life to prepare practice questions for The Souls and give an example.

10. What goes through Mrs. Olinski's mind as Mr. Singh wheels her in to Sillington House?

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