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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 Katie's husband's job in the Marines?

2. Were does Beatrice spend her days at Donovan's house?

3. How many hours are the kids at the Academy supposed to have in the class that has been missing from the curriculum?

4. In "Unsurprised," what does Katie say that Donovan watches on TV?

5. How many people like Donovan are found in his family ancestry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where has Dr. Schultz looked for the piece of paper where he wrote the name of the boy who damaged the statue?

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

3. When there is a fight in the gym during the dance, who stops it and how?

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

5. Why does Mr. Osborne wonder why Donovan is at the Academy?

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

7. What does Chloe think about the suitability of the clothes in her closet for an outfit for the dance?

8. Why doesn't Abigail think that Donovan belongs at the Academy?

9. How does Donovan get Noah to laugh?

10. Why does Donovan show the two Daniels the robot during the dance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mr. Osborne cannot figure out why Donovan is at the Academy. What logic and reasoning does Mr. Osborne consider to justify why Donovan might be at the Academy? Why does Mr. Osborne work so hard to justify Donovan's presence at the Academy?

Essay Topic 2

Donovan gets his sister Katie to help with the Human Growth and Development class. What are Donovan's motives for asking Katie to help with the class? Does he have anything to gain from having her help?

Essay Topic 3

Chloe believed that the robotics team needed Donovan. Why was Donovan needed by the robotics class if he wasn't needed just for his skill in operating the robot? What did he contribute to the team other than expertise?

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