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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 there had not been at the Bowl, unlike football Bowls?
(a) Sunshine.
(b) Cheerleaders.
(c) Season tallies.
(d) Hot dogs.

2. What does Noah say is enough when Julian suggests The Souls need a project?
(a) Peeling wallpaper.
(b) Doing puzzles.
(c) Learning magic.
(d) Regular tea parties.

3. Whom does Mrs. Olinski give a bad answer to about how she picked her team?
(a) The superintendent of schools.
(b) The principal.
(c) Noah's father.
(d) The commissioner of education.

4. What word do the onlookers keep saying while Izzy and Margy are digging out the turtles' nest?
(a) "Fascinating."
(b) "Incredible."
(c) "Fantastic."
(d) "Unreal."

5. Which of the following places is not mentioned in the Academic Bowl question in chapter 3?
(a) Homer.
(b) Auburn.
(c) Ithaca.
(d) Seneca Falls.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Nadia say her bubbe would have made when she goes back to her grandpa's apartment to have Oreos?

3. What is remarkable about The Souls making it to the finals?

4. What does the narrator say the chicken-and-egg discussion ended with?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe how Ethan feels about Julian when the two first meet.

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

5. What is Mrs. Olinski's impression of the commissioner of education as he directs the Academic Bowl?

6. What does Julian decide to do when he finds out that Arnold will be acting during the performance instead of Ginger, and how does he get even with Ham in the end?

7. Why does Mrs. Olinski leave her name and the word "paraplegic" written on the board on the first day, and what does she learn from this experience?

8. 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?

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

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

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