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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say Mrs. Olinski knows about Nadia?
(a) She's especially gifted.
(b) She's a rarity.
(c) She's a star.
(d) She's too shy.

2. What does Grandpa Izzy say Margy is?
(a) Zaftig.
(b) Smart.
(c) Sweet.
(d) Schmalzy.

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

4. Whom is the "man of the hour" in chapter 2?
(a) The commissioner of education.
(b) Noah's father.
(c) Allen Diamondstein.
(d) The district superintendent.

5. What does Ethan want to be when he grows up?
(a) A costume designer.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A farmer.
(d) A policeman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Olinski wearing at the Bowl?

2. How does Ethan find out that Nadia is also invited to the tea party?

3. What does Ethan say is the difference between Ginger and Sandy?

4. Where does Noah's brother Joey go for the summer?

5. What does Nadia say had been the worst part of her trip to Florida?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens that reminds Mrs. Olinski of how she chose the fourth member of her Academic Bowl team, and what can the reader now infer from her statements about this choice?

2. What is Ham Knapp planning that Julian finds out about on the bus?

3. Explain the discussion Mrs. Olinski has with Dr. Rohmer about multiculturalism in chapter 2.

4. What question does Ethan ask during The Souls' latest tea party, and what does each member answer?

5. Explain in detail how Nadia feels about Margy and why.

6. What is Nadia's relationship with her old friends like in "Nadia Tells of Turtle Love"? How does Nadia explain this relationship?

7. Why is Julian worried about Ginger's understudy?

8. What chicken-and-egg discussion do The Souls get into with Mrs. Olinski in the first chapter?

9. Describe what school was like at the school where Mrs. Draper was principal.

10. What does Julian do to help Ginger prepare for her audition? Give a detailed answer.

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