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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the place where Noah's grandparents live?
(a) Century Village.
(b) Floral Gardens.
(c) Beachside Village.
(d) Century Park.

2. How many of the wedding invitations that Tillie and Noah made are "specially marked"?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

3. Julian shows his friends a tiny sculpture of _________.
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A bird.
(c) A lion.
(d) A monkey.

4. Whom does Mrs. Olinski tell when she decides that Ethan should be part of the Academic Bowl team?
(a) Ethan.
(b) Mrs. Draper.
(c) The district superintendent.
(d) No one.

5. What does Noah say Grandma Sadie and Grandpa Nate did in their "former lives"?
(a) They were gardeners.
(b) They had a bakery.
(c) They were musicians.
(d) They were accountants.

6. What is the first thing Julian teaches Nadia while The Souls are training Ginger for her audition?
(a) How to palm a treat so the audience won't notice.
(b) How to make Ginger bark on cue.
(c) How to make Ginger jump on cue.
(d) Never to give Ginger a treat before she earns it.

7. What does Tillie say is the biggest single factor in the decline of Western Civilization?
(a) Laziness.
(b) Post-it notes.
(c) The ballpoint pen.
(d) No one keeps pet cats anymore.

8. What does the commissioner pull out of his front pocket before reading the first question?
(a) His good-luck charm.
(b) A card with the question on it.
(c) A handkerchief.
(d) A pair of reading glasses.

9. What do the girls from the Maxwell team display?
(a) Their clear superiority.
(b) Their lacy bra straps.
(c) Their red lipstick.
(d) Their arrogance.

10. What is Mrs. Olinski wearing at the Bowl?
(a) A hat.
(b) A T-shirt with her team's logo.
(c) An evening gown.
(d) A long skirt.

11. What book does Mrs. Olinski think of while watching the superintendent and the commissioner?
(a) Alice in Wonderland.
(b) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
(c) Charlotte's Web.
(d) Bridge to Terabithia.

12. What word does Mrs. Olinski write on the board below her name on the first day of homeroom?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Boss.
(c) Cripple.
(d) Paraplegic.

13. What does Ethan notice that Julian's father is wearing?
(a) A pair of jeans.
(b) A turban.
(c) A green hat.
(d) A Punjabi.

14. What word does Noah use over and over in his narrative about his trip to his grandparents' house?
(a) "Fact."
(b) "Because."
(c) "Clubhouse."
(d) "Mistake."

15. Whom is the "man of the hour" in chapter 2?
(a) Noah's father.
(b) Allen Diamondstein.
(c) The district superintendent.
(d) The commissioner of education.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Olinski say the "O" in her name looked like?

2. How does Nadia greet Mrs. Olinski?

3. Why is the air conditioner in the building turned on?

4. Who approves people to move turtle nests?

5. How many dogs arrive for the audition with Ginger?

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