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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What show does Allen take Nadia and Ethan to see?

2. What did sixth graders use to ask, according to the narrator?

3. Why does the commissioner admonish the audience not to applaud after Ethan's answer?

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

5. Who is Dr. Rohmer?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. What does Noah tell the reader about Allen Diamondstein?

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

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. 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?

8. 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?

9. 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?

10. What are Julian's first few days at school like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain what the four main types of plot conflicts are and give an example of one plot conflict from the book, explaining why the situation you chose is a plot conflict and which category it belongs to.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how the topic of courtesy repeats itself throughout the novel and how the idea of courtesy helps the reader to see each of the characters.

Essay Topic 3

Name some of the "underdogs" in the story, explain how they are underdogs and describe why it's important for the underdogs to win.

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