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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who chooses The Souls' name?
(a) Ethan.
(b) Julian.
(c) Noah.
(d) Nadia.

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

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

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

6. Which subject is Mrs. Olinski going to be teaching?
(a) Geometry.
(b) Social studies.
(c) Geography.
(d) English.

7. What does Mrs. Olinski say "paraplegic" means?
(a) She's paralyzed from the neck down.
(b) She's paralyzed from the waist down.
(c) She can't stand up.
(d) She can't write above the middle of the board.

8. What color of hair does Mrs. Olinski NOT mention in her joke with Dr. Rohmer?
(a) Auburn.
(b) Brunette.
(c) Black.
(d) Blond.

9. How does Ethan find out that Nadia is also invited to the tea party?
(a) She tells him.
(b) He sees her talking to Noah about it.
(c) Julian tells him.
(d) He sees her looking for clues in the library.

10. What does Mrs. Draper never call herself?
(a) The boss.
(b) A sensible woman.
(c) Mrs. Draper.
(d) An ed-you-kay-toar.

11. According to the narrator, sixth grade is the place where kids...
(a) ...stop caring about school.
(b) ...can figure out how to manipulate their teachers.
(c) ...can get into big, dangerous fights.
(d) ...can get inside the print to the meaning.

12. Which student asks Mrs. Olinski to write higher on the board?
(a) Michael Froehlich.
(b) Julian Singh.
(c) One of the two Jasons.
(d) Hamilton Knapp.

13. Who is Dr. Rohmer?
(a) Nadia's father.
(b) The district superintendent.
(c) The commissioner of education.
(d) Mrs. Olinski's brother.

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

15. What does the narrator say the chicken-and-egg discussion ended with?
(a) A party.
(b) A chicken.
(c) A fight.
(d) An egg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the kind of audition called that Nadia takes Ginger to?

2. What does Mrs. Olinski realize when she sees that the message on the board has been changed?

3. How does Nadia greet Mrs. Olinski?

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

5. What word does Mrs. Olinski write on the board below her name on the first day of homeroom?

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