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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mrs. Olinski feel about Julian when he disappears before the play?
(a) She is annoyed with him.
(b) She admires him.
(c) She is worried about him.
(d) She is proud of him.

2. What does the commissioner do after Maxwell's response to the match-point question before moving on?
(a) He clears his throat.
(b) He makes a note on the question card.
(c) He thanks the panel of experts.
(d) He adjusts his glasses.

3. What is the mood at Sillington House in chapter 12?
(a) Everyone is sorry that the gorgeous autumn is over.
(b) Everyone is happy.
(c) Everyone is happy that training is over.
(d) Everyone is sorry that the finals are over.

4. Whom does Mrs. Olinski ask to write the instructions for the new "lesson" on the board?
(a) Jared.
(b) Ham.
(c) Michael.
(d) Nadia.

5. What does the narrator say the trophy was?
(a) A true treasure.
(b) A loving cup.
(c) A unity cup.
(d) A friendship cup.

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

7. Who comes out of Sillington House to greet Mrs. Olinski when she arrives?
(a) Nadia.
(b) Alice.
(c) Mr. Singh.
(d) Julian.

8. Mrs. Olinski's reason for going to Sillington House in chapter 8 is half of an invitation from The Souls and half what?
(a) Half an invitation from Mr. Singh.
(b) Half a promise to Mrs. Laurencin.
(c) Half a promise to herself.
(d) Half worry that the team wouldn't be ready for the championship.

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

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

11. What does the narrator say the audience's smiles are when the commissioner makes the adjustment in chapter 9?
(a) Bright.
(b) Wide.
(c) Loud.
(d) Huge.

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

13. What does Mrs. Olinski say she found at Sillington House?
(a) A place to relax.
(b) A sense of home.
(c) The warmth of friendship.
(d) A cup of kindness.

14. What is the second acronym that Maxwell suggests in chapter 9?
(a) MADD.
(b) SONAR.
(c) RADAR.
(d) WASP.

15. What is Mr. Fairbain's first name?
(a) Virgil.
(b) Homer.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Bart.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom has Mrs. Olinski been considering as the fourth member of her team?

2. Why does Mrs. Sharkey say she thinks there's a chance The Souls could beat the seventh grade?

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

4. What does Mrs. Olinski tell the principal one must risk when defending her way of choosing her team?

5. Whom does Mr. Fairbain want to get help from?

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