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

2. Why doesn't Donovan tell his parents that his transfer to the gifted school is a mistake?

3. What grade does Donovan get on his social studies paper in "Unrepaired," when he reworks it?

4. How does Abigail know Donovan?

5. In "Unsurprised," how long before Katie's baby is born?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Donovan rescue Abigail at the dance?

4. How does Donovan get Noah to laugh?

5. What comments does Donovan make that get him voted 'Most Likely to Wind Up in Jail' in his middle school?

6. What is Donovan's recurring nightmare in "Unrepaired"?

7. Why does Donovan decide to escape the dance after showing the robot to the Daniels?

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

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

10. In Chapter 5, what happens when a paper airplane strikes the bus driver on the head?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chloe thinks that being intelligent doesn't have to mean that you don't have good social skills. In what ways do the Academy students have better social skills than the students at Hardcastle?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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