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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Holly Blackwell tell her colleague to focus on?
(a) Mr. LeDue.
(b) Mrs. Olinski.
(c) Dr. Rohmer.
(d) Dr. Fairbain.

2. How do the other teachers choose their Academic Bowl teams?
(a) By picking the students with the highest GPAs.
(b) By picking the students they like best.
(c) By holding mini-contests in their classes and choosing the winners of those.
(d) By picking the top students from the honor roll.

3. How does Mrs. Olinski drink her tea?
(a) No cream and no sugar.
(b) No cream but with sugar.
(c) With cream and sugar.
(d) With cream and no sugar.

4. Why doesn't the commissioner disqualify The Souls in chapter 7?
(a) He wants to give them one more chance.
(b) He thinks The Souls deserve to win.
(c) He is speechless.
(d) He thinks Julian is smarter than anyone else his age.

5. How does Mrs. Olinski feel while eating during tea in chapter 8?
(a) Sociable.
(b) Worried.
(c) Self-conscious.
(d) Relaxed.

6. What does Julian say the people in the pubs do with the boxes on the bars?
(a) They take coins out of them.
(b) They drop coins in them.
(c) They pick notes out of them.
(d) They put notes in them.

7. How can Mrs. Diamonstein tell Ethan has grown when she sees him?
(a) He is now taller than she is.
(b) His pants are too short.
(c) His jacket sleeves are too short.
(d) His shoes are too small.

8. Which book is part of the correct answer to the match-point question?
(a) "Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes".
(b) "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland".
(c) "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe".
(d) "Through the Looking Glass".

9. Why do The Souls refuse to practice on Saturday?
(a) They don't want to spend their weekend practicing.
(b) They will be busy working on a project.
(c) They will be busy having tea.
(d) One of The Souls is Jewish and another is half-Jewish.

10. What does Bella Dubinsky's T-shirt design for The Souls feature?
(a) A picture of Sillington House.
(b) A ghost.
(c) A penny.
(d) A noose.

11. What does Mr. Singh do after Mrs. Olinski has entered the dining room?
(a) He pours tea.
(b) He opens the window.
(c) He serves a meal.
(d) He sets her place.

12. What does Mr. Singh tell Mrs. Olinski it takes more courage to do?
(a) Be a passenger.
(b) Be a pacifist.
(c) Be a leader.
(d) Be a driver.

13. Which part of Holly Blackwell's question does Nadia take issue with?
(a) "We."
(b) "Curls."
(c) "Red."
(d) "Bee-YOU-tee-ful."

14. Whom does Mr. Fairbain want to get help from?
(a) A psychologist.
(b) An English teacher.
(c) A speech therapist.
(d) A reading teacher.

15. Where does the author mentioned in the follow-up question teach?
(a) Epiphany Middle School.
(b) New York University.
(c) Oxford University.
(d) Cambridge University.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters do not attend when Holly Blackwell comes to visit?

2. When is the deadline for choosing an Academic Bowl team?

3. What arrangement does Mrs. Olinski make with the principal in regards to practicing for the regional championship?

4. How does the commissioner respond to Maxwell's answer to the match-point question?

5. At the beginning of chapter 7, which team does the narrator claim would worry about Julian's defiance of the commissioner?

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