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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 does Mrs. Olinski ask The Souls in chapter 12?

2. Mrs. Olinski says the ruckus at the theater is not mischief, but what?

3. What does Mrs. Olinski say Julian makes each mile a journey of?

4. What does Mrs. Olinski compare the ink on the quiz cards to?

5. What does Julian do in the car on the way home from the state championship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the thoughts Mrs. Olinski has while watching Noah, Nadia, Ethan and Julian drink tea together at Sillington House.

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

3. Explain the discussion The Souls have with Mrs. Olinski before they begin practicing in chapter 8 and what the outcome is.

4. What difficulty does the commissioner of education have with the match-point question, and what does he do to help prevent any problems?

5. How do The Souls raise the money to pay for the buses to Albany?

6. Describe how each of the Academic Bowl teams reacts to Epiphany's win.

7. 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.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Describe the narrative style of "The View from Saturday" and explain how this narrative style affects the reader's experience of the story.

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