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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. In "Unwelcome," what is the only way that Kevin thinks Cold Spring Harbor can match the kind of times Tin Man is putting up?

2. How long has the shorter Daniel known Donovan?

3. How old was Donovan when he last shared a hug with Katie?

4. When was there a famous gas-line explosion in Donovan's community?

5. Who won the robotics meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of damage did the robot suffer at the Valentine dance?

2. How do the Academy students avoid going to summer school to get their Human Growth and Development credits?

3. What does Dr. Schultz say to Donovan when he sees Donovan at the hospital?

4. Why is the state robotics meet Mr. Osborne's favorite day of the year?

5. How do the Academy students help Katie outside of the Human Growth and Development class?

6. Why does Oz say that Donovan can never come back to the Academy?

7. How do Katie and the students spend the time at the hospital before Katie is taken to the delivery room?

8. How does Dr. Schultz finally locate Donovan?

9. Why doesn't Ms. Bevelaqua think Donovan could have passed the retest on his own?

10. What do the judges decide about the robot meet?

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

Donovan is frustrated with the Daniels and the way they make fun of the students at the Academy. What does this sensitivity to the feelings of the Academy students reveal about Donovan and the way the Academy is changing him?

Essay Topic 3

Katie and Donovan hug for the first time in years after she learns he caused the damage at Hardcastle. What has the relationship been like between the two for the last few years? How and why does their relationship change with Donovan being at the Academy and Katie teaching there?

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