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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. Why does Noah get sent to visit his grandparents?
(a) His mom didn't know what to do with him that summer.
(b) They have better weather in Florida than in New York.
(c) His mom won a cruise.
(d) His grandparents missed him.

2. Why doesn't Margy ever carry turtles to the water?
(a) She doesn't like the feeling of their shells in her hands.
(b) The turtles need to walk across their native sand.
(c) She thinks it's too much work.
(d) She thinks that they need to make it on their own or die if they're not strong enough.

3. What book does Mrs. Olinski think of while watching the superintendent and the commissioner?
(a) Bridge to Terabithia.
(b) Alice in Wonderland.
(c) Charlotte's Web.
(d) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Izzy say the red wagon is a gift from?

2. What problem does Noah see with Nadia having Ginger audition for the part of Sandy?

3. What does the narrator compare Nadia to when first introducing her in chapter 2?

4. What does the narrator say Mrs. Olinski knows about Nadia?

5. What is the "bombshell" Allen drops after going to the show with Nadia and Ethan?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the reader find out about Mrs. Olinski's first few minutes in class that he or she didn't know before the beginning of chapter 4?

3. What do The Souls decide their new project will be?

4. What are Julian's first few days at school like?

5. What does the reader find out about Mrs. Olinski at the end of her discussion with Dr. Rohmer, and how does the author continue the mystery about this fact?

6. What does Mrs. Draper notice about sixth graders in her time as a teacher and principal?

7. Explain the realization Nadia and her dad have about how Nadia is like the turtles.

8. What does Mrs. Olinski say about how she chose the members of her Academic Bowl team?

9. How does Noah react to his mom telling him to write a B&B letter? How does she get him to write the letter anyway?

10. Explain how Noah and Tillie cut costs on the groceries for the wedding.

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