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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. What is the second acronym that Maxwell suggests in chapter 9?
2. What does Mrs. Olinski compare the ink on the quiz cards to?
3. Why doesn't the commissioner disqualify The Souls in chapter 7?
4. What does Mrs. Olinski tell the principal one must risk when defending her way of choosing her team?
5. Whom has Mrs. Olinski been considering as the fourth member of her team?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain Julian's answer to the question about acronyms that have entered the language as words.
2. Why is Dr. Rohmer so worried about the district championship?
3. Describe the conversation Mr. Singh and Mrs. Olinski have in the car on the way to the state championship.
4. What does Mr. Fairbain do during the district championship, and why does this make Dr. Rohmer so uncomfortable?
5. Describe how each of the Academic Bowl teams reacts to Epiphany's win.
6. Explain the discussion The Souls have with Mrs. Olinski before they begin practicing in chapter 8 and what the outcome is.
7. Explain what The Souls do after their win to show their support and unity with Mrs. Olinski.
8. How do The Souls raise the money to pay for the buses to Albany?
9. When she arrives at Sillington House to visit Margy, Mrs. Olinski is overcome with emotion. Which emotions is she feeling and why?
10. Describe the thoughts Mrs. Olinski has while watching Noah, Nadia, Ethan and Julian drink tea together at Sillington House.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the question Mrs. Olinski asks The Souls at the end of the book and how it relates to the topics of friendship and journeys.
Essay Topic 2
Explain what Julian finds out about Ham just before Ginger plays Sandy at the first performance of Annie, what he decides to do about it, and what this says about Julian's character.
Essay Topic 3
Explain the mood at Sillington House and, using specific situations and events from the book, describe why Sillington House is important as a place of setting.
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