View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the boys from Hardcastle seem to be doing at the dance?
(a) Shoving one another.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Listening to the music.
(d) Eating.

2. Where does Beatrice spend her nights at Donovan's house?
(a) In his bed.
(b) In a crate.
(c) In a dog house in the yard.
(d) In the laundry room.

3. How many kids are in detention the afternoon Donovan says that his school is going to lose a basketball game?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

4. Who kicks Sanderson in the shins at the Valentine dance?
(a) Noah.
(b) Chloe.
(c) Latrell.
(d) Abigail.

5. What is Beatrice chewing while the family discusses Donovan's transfer to a gifted school?
(a) Book.
(b) Slipper.
(c) Vacuum cord.
(d) Newspaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Donovan and his friends in the school office in Chapter 1?

2. How does the school psychologist describe Donovan?

3. In what grade do kids usually take the class that is missing at the Academy?

4. How many students are in the Hardcastle school district?

5. Who is the first person Donovan dances with at the Valentine dance?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the globe from the Atlas statue end up in the school gym?

2. Why does Noah think that his test results in Math don't match the grade he receives?

3. Why does Chloe believe that being gifted has a cost?

4. Why does Dr. Schultz let Donovan go shortly after the incident with the statue and the globe?

5. Why does Donovan think he is transferred to the gifted school?

6. Why does Donovan want a refund from Ancestry.com?

7. How does Donovan get Noah to laugh?

8. Why does Donovan rescue Abigail at the dance?

9. What does Donovan decide is his only prayer of hacking it at the Academy?

10. How does Katie describe Donovan to Chloe?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 877 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample