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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. Who approves people to move turtle nests?

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

3. Who was the principal at the first school where Mrs. Olinski taught?

4. What word does Noah use over and over in his narrative about his trip to his grandparents' house?

5. Which subject is Mrs. Olinski going to be teaching?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the realization Nadia and her dad have about how Nadia is like the turtles.

2. What does Julian do to help Ginger prepare for her audition? Give a detailed answer.

3. What chicken-and-egg discussion do The Souls get into with Mrs. Olinski in the first chapter?

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

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

6. What is Nadia's relationship with her old friends like in "Nadia Tells of Turtle Love"? How does Nadia explain this relationship?

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

8. Explain the discussion Mrs. Olinski has with Dr. Rohmer about multiculturalism in chapter 2.

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 do we know about Nadia from chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

It is hinted throughout the novel that sixth graders have changed. Explain some of the examples from the book that support this idea, and state whether you believe that it's true. Support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Explain how Julian, Ethan, Nadia and Mrs. Olinski all contribute to the novel's theme of feeling like an outsider.

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