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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. What does Nadia think is the most glorious time of year?

3. What does Noah say Grandma Sadie and Grandpa Nate did in their "former lives"?

4. What does Julian say his mother was?

5. Julian shows his friends a tiny sculpture of _________.

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

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

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

5. What is the first question posed during the finals, and how does Mrs. Olinski react after she hears the question?

6. Explain how Mrs. Olinski goes about gaining an impression of Ethan.

7. What is Ham Knapp planning that Julian finds out about on the bus?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe what Mrs. Olinski decides to do in order to get to know Ethan better, and explain why this is important to Ethan and how it relates to Ethan's character.

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