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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. Where does Noah's brother Joey go for the summer?
2. What is Mrs. Olinski wearing at the Bowl?
3. What does Mrs. Draper never call herself?
4. What does Nadia say had been the worst part of her trip to Florida?
5. According to the narrator, sixth grade is the place where kids...
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 angers Nadia in her conversation with Ethan, and why?
3. What is Nadia's relationship with her old friends like in "Nadia Tells of Turtle Love"? How does Nadia explain this relationship?
4. What are Julian's first few days at school like?
5. Explain in detail how Nadia feels about Margy and why.
6. What does Julian do to help Ginger prepare for her audition? Give a detailed answer.
7. Explain how Mrs. Olinski goes about gaining an impression of Ethan.
8. 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?
9. 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?
10. Describe the relationship between Mrs. Olinski and Mrs. Draper.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain what Julian finds out about Ham just before Ginger plays Sandy at the first performance of Annie, what he decides to do about it, and what this says about Julian's character.
Essay Topic 2
Explain how The Souls become friends and describe what their friendship is like. Then choose one of the characters from the group and explain what the friendship means to that member in particular.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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