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

2. What is The Farm?
(a) A farm.
(b) A housing development.
(c) A grocery store.
(d) A house.

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

4. What did Mrs. Singh do for a living before she died?
(a) She was a writer.
(b) She sold real estate.
(c) She was a singer.
(d) She was a teacher.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many lines of poetry did the sixth graders have to memorize each month at Mrs. Olinski's first job?

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

3. What does Mrs. Olinski say she gets when introducing herself to her homeroom class for the first time?

4. How many empty egg shells were in the nest Izzy and Margy dug out?

5. Whom does Mrs. Olinski tell when she decides that Ethan should be part of the Academic Bowl team?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the differences between The Souls and the team from Maxwell.

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 do we know about Nadia from chapter 2?

5. 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?

6. 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?

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

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

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

10. 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?

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