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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The second Academic Bowl question, posed in chapter 2, revolves around what?
2. According to the narrator, sixth grade is the place where kids...
3. Who chooses The Souls' name?
4. What do the girls from the Maxwell team display?
5. What does Nadia think is the most glorious time of year?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain how Mrs. Olinski goes about gaining an impression of Ethan.
2. Describe the differences between The Souls and the team from Maxwell.
3. What does Julian decide to do when he finds out that Arnold will be acting during the performance instead of Ginger, and how does he get even with Ham in the end?
4. What happens that reminds Mrs. Olinski of how she chose the fourth member of her Academic Bowl team, and what can the reader now infer from her statements about this choice?
5. What does the reader find out about Mrs. Olinski's first few minutes in class that he or she didn't know before the beginning of chapter 4?
6. Explain the realization Nadia and her dad have about how Nadia is like the turtles.
7. How does Julian invite his guests to the first tea party?
8. Explain in detail how Nadia feels about Margy and why.
9. What question does Ethan ask during The Souls' latest tea party, and what does each member answer?
10. How does Noah react to his mom telling him to write a B&B letter? How does she get him to write the letter anyway?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the conversation that Mrs. Olinski and Dr. Rohmer have about multiculturalism in chapter 2. Then explain what this conversation tells the reader about Dr. Rohmer's views of multiculturalism versus Mrs. Olinski's views.
Essay Topic 2
Explain what Nadia tells her father that the turtles do between the time they hatch and the time they mate. Then, describe how Nadia herself is like the turtles.
Essay Topic 3
Using specific examples, explain how mistakes and perfectionism are recurring themes throughout the book.
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