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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. Who ended up being the "real news" from Holly Blackwell's visit?
(a) Mr. LeDue.
(b) Mrs. Olinski.
(c) Dr. Fairbain.
(d) Dr. Rohmer.

2. What does Mrs. Olinski compare the ink on the quiz cards to?
(a) Hecate's soul.
(b) Night.
(c) Ebony.
(d) A raven.

3. Where is the state championship going to be held?
(a) Albany.
(b) Rochester.
(c) Ithaca.
(d) Seneca Falls.

4. What does the narrator say the trophy was?
(a) A friendship cup.
(b) A true treasure.
(c) A unity cup.
(d) A loving cup.

5. When is the deadline for choosing an Academic Bowl team?
(a) Just after the winter break.
(b) Just after Thanksgiving.
(c) Just before Thanksgiving.
(d) Just before the winter break.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Olinski think when she sees the place at the table The Souls have set for her?

2. What word could be used to describe the food Mrs. Olinski eats while at Sillington House?

3. Who said she knew all along that The Souls would beat the eighth grade?

4. What does Ham Knapp do in chapter 6 to disrupt Mrs. Olinski's class?

5. Who is waiting for Mrs. Olinski in chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What answer does Mr. Singh give Mrs. Olinski for how she chose her team?

2. Describe the relationship between Epiphany and Knightsbridge in chapter 7.

3. Describe the thoughts Mrs. Olinski has while watching Noah, Nadia, Ethan and Julian drink tea together at Sillington House.

4. What difficulty does the commissioner of education have with the match-point question, and what does he do to help prevent any problems?

5. Describe the conversation Mr. Singh and Mrs. Olinski have in the car on the way to the state championship.

6. What goes through Mrs. Olinski's mind as Mr. Singh wheels her in to Sillington House?

7. Why is Dr. Rohmer so worried about the district championship?

8. In chapter 5, the reader finds out how Mrs. Olinski chose each of the members of her Academic Bowl team. Explain how she did it.

9. How do The Souls raise the money to pay for the buses to Albany?

10. Give examples of other teachers that observe The Souls' success and how they react to it.

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