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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the commissioner admonish the audience not to applaud after Ethan's answer?
(a) Only the judges can decide if the answer was right.
(b) It shows favoritism.
(c) It's not fair to the other team.
(d) It's distracting to both teams.

2. 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 pair of reading glasses.
(d) A handkerchief.

3. What does the narrator say there had not been at the Bowl, unlike football Bowls?
(a) Hot dogs.
(b) Season tallies.
(c) Cheerleaders.
(d) Sunshine.

4. What does Ethan give Julian as a gift?
(a) A pumpkin.
(b) A puzzle.
(c) A new bookbag.
(d) A copy of "Alice in Wonderland".

5. What season does Mrs. Olinski feel she should prefer?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Summer.

6. What does Mrs. Draper have to say about Ethan?
(a) What a smart kid he is.
(b) What a hard worker he is.
(c) She doesn't know Ethan very well.
(d) Not much.

7. What is The Farm?
(a) A housing development.
(b) A grocery store.
(c) A farm.
(d) A house.

8. What word does Noah look up after Izzy's comment about his divorce and his father's marriage?
(a) Divorce.
(b) Chupah.
(c) Ironic.
(d) Fact.

9. 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.

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

11. What was Nadia's bubbe's name?
(a) Frieda.
(b) Elfie.
(c) Maude.
(d) Ayla.

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

13. Who owns the dog that ends up as Ginger's understudy?
(a) Mrs. Olinski.
(b) Jared Lord.
(c) Ham Knapp.
(d) Michael Froehlich.

14. What does Nadia compare Margy to when she wears her green pantsuit?
(a) A giant green ball.
(b) A Granny Smith apple.
(c) A turtle.
(d) A leprechaun.

15. 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. What is the name of the place where Noah's grandparents live?

2. How many of the wedding invitations that Tillie and Noah made are "specially marked"?

3. Whom does Izzy say the red wagon is a gift from?

4. What answer does Mrs. Olinski give most often about how she chose her team?

5. What word does Noah use over and over in his narrative about his trip to his grandparents' house?

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