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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 word does Noah use over and over in his narrative about his trip to his grandparents' house?
(a) "Mistake."
(b) "Because."
(c) "Clubhouse."
(d) "Fact."

2. What is the name of the monkey that accompanies Julian and his family aboard the ship?
(a) Emerald.
(b) Sapphire.
(c) Ruby.
(d) Pearl.

3. What does the narrator compare Nadia to when first introducing her in chapter 2?
(a) Pancakes with syrup.
(b) Waffles with strawberries.
(c) Oatmeal.
(d) Cinnamon toast.

4. According to the narrator, sixth grade is the place where kids...
(a) ...can get into big, dangerous fights.
(b) ...stop caring about school.
(c) ...can figure out how to manipulate their teachers.
(d) ...can get inside the print to the meaning.

5. Whom does Mrs. Olinski tell when she decides that Ethan should be part of the Academic Bowl team?
(a) No one.
(b) Mrs. Draper.
(c) The district superintendent.
(d) Ethan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Olinski realize when she sees that the message on the board has been changed?

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

4. What was the audience at the Bowl warned not to do?

5. What does Julian say his mother was?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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