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

2. What is the "bombshell" Allen drops after going to the show with Nadia and Ethan?
(a) He wants to move to New York.
(b) He wants to get married again.
(c) He has a new girlfriend.
(d) He wants to get licensed to move turtle nests.

3. Which subject is Mrs. Olinski going to be teaching?
(a) Social studies.
(b) Geography.
(c) English.
(d) Geometry.

4. What does Ethan say is the difference between Ginger and Sandy?
(a) Ginger's fur isn't dirty.
(b) Ginger doesn't stink.
(c) Ginger is a genius.
(d) Ginger's eyes aren't blank.

5. What holiday has just passed when Ethan suggests that Nadia have Ginger try out for Annie?
(a) New Year's.
(b) Valentine's Day.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Christmas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Draper never call herself?

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

3. What is the name of the place where Noah's grandparents live?

4. What word does Mrs. Olinski write on the board below her name on the first day of homeroom?

5. Who organized the first women's rights convention?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. What is the first question posed during the finals, and how does Mrs. Olinski react after she hears the question?

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

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

6. 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?

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

8. Describe how the wedding cake is ruined and how it is saved again.

9. 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?

10. What do we know about Nadia from chapter 2?

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