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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. Why does Noah say he can't write a B&B letter to his grandparents?

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

3. What is the first thing Julian teaches Nadia while The Souls are training Ginger for her audition?

4. What does Mrs. Draper have to say about Ethan?

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

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

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

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

5. What angers Nadia in her conversation with Ethan, and why?

6. Describe what school was like at the school where Mrs. Draper was principal.

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

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

9. How does Julian invite his guests to the first tea party?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain what Noah gives as a surprise present to the guests at Izzy and Margy's wedding and what this tells the reader about Noah.

Essay Topic 2

Explain what Nadia tells her father that the turtles do between the time they hatch and the time they mate. Then, describe how Nadia herself is like the turtles.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Dr. Rohmer and explain what he has to do with the novel's theme of power.

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