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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ham Knapp do in chapter 6 to disrupt Mrs. Olinski's class?
(a) He yells out.
(b) He slides off his chair.
(c) He belches.
(d) He passes notes.

2. What does Mrs. Olinski think when she sees the place at the table The Souls have set for her?
(a) "A space with a view".
(b) "Handicapped parking".
(c) "Guest of honor".
(d) "VIPs only".

3. Which source does Mrs. Olinski NOT use in selecting questions for practice?
(a) Standard seventh grade questions.
(b) The news.
(c) A trivia game.
(d) Standard sixth grade questions.

4. What is one of Mr. Singh's "specialties"?
(a) Jeopardy.
(b) Making people feel at ease.
(c) Weights and measures.
(d) Advanced math.

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

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

7. What answer do The Souls shout out before Mrs. Olinski is finished asking the question about Martin Luther?
(a) "The Ninety-five Theses."
(b) "The Reformation."
(c) "The Bible."
(d) "The Catholic Church."

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

9. Which member of the Epiphany team answers the final question?
(a) Julian.
(b) Nadia.
(c) Ethan.
(d) Noah.

10. What is the first thing Mrs. Olinski says to Mr. Singh on the way home?
(a) "Win some, lose some."
(b) "What a loss for Maxwell."
(c) "What a wonderful victory."
(d) "Everything is complete now."

11. Who is waiting for Mrs. Olinski in chapter 12?
(a) Margy Diamondstein.
(b) Mr. Singh.
(c) Dr. Rohmer.
(d) The Souls.

12. What sign does Nadia give Mrs. Olinski after Ham and Jared return to their seats in chapter 6?
(a) She raises her right hand.
(b) She sticks out her right leg.
(c) She sticks out her left leg.
(d) She raises her left hand.

13. How does Mrs. Olinski say her team seems to communicate?
(a) Just by looking at each other.
(b) Through a secret series of signs.
(c) Through ESP.
(d) Through a secret stealth language.

14. Which of the following does the narrator NOT mention as something that might cause Mr. Fairbain to embarrass himself?
(a) The capitals of far-away countries.
(b) The name of the former Soviet Socialist Republic.
(c) The names of the ministers of Japan or Zaire.
(d) A word with more vowels than consonants.

15. What does Mrs. Olinski do after returning home from the state championship?
(a) She writes in her diary.
(b) She makes herself a cup of tea.
(c) She looks at her pictures form the Academic Bowl.
(d) She looks at her copies of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said she knew all along that The Souls would beat the eighth grade?

2. What does Bella Dubinsky's T-shirt design for The Souls feature?

3. What word does Mrs. Olinski compare Mrs. Diamondstein's jogging suit to?

4. Whose name did Mr. Fairbain mispronounce during the previous year's championship?

5. Who is Holly Blackwell?

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