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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the principal at the first school where Mrs. Olinski taught?
(a) Mrs. Gershom.
(b) Dr. Rohmer.
(c) Mrs. Draper.
(d) Mrs. Potter.

2. What show does Allen take Nadia and Ethan to see?
(a) The Phantom of the Opera.
(b) West Side Story.
(c) Cats.
(d) The Lion King.

3. What does Mrs. Olinski do in order to find out about Ethan?
(a) She watchs him closely.
(b) She asks to talk to him privately.
(c) She calls his parents.
(d) She talks to his friends.

4. Why does Noah get sent to visit his grandparents?
(a) His grandparents missed him.
(b) His mom didn't know what to do with him that summer.
(c) His mom won a cruise.
(d) They have better weather in Florida than in New York.

5. What is remarkable about The Souls making it to the finals?
(a) Mrs. Olinski wasn't sure they were smart enough.
(b) No one thought they could do it.
(c) They are all sixth graders.
(d) They are the 18th straight winning team from Epiphany.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Mrs. Olinski tell when she decides that Ethan should be part of the Academic Bowl team?

2. What does the narrator compare Nadia to when first introducing her in chapter 2?

3. According to the narrator, sixth grade is the place where kids...

4. How many lines of poetry did the sixth graders have to memorize each month at Mrs. Olinski's first job?

5. What does Mrs. Draper never call herself?

(see the answer key)

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