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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 game does Noah compare collecting coupons for the groceries to?
2. What does the narrator say the chicken-and-egg discussion ended with?
3. How many dogs arrive for the audition with Ginger?
4. What does Noah say is enough when Julian suggests The Souls need a project?
5. What does Nadia say her bubbe would have made when she goes back to her grandpa's apartment to have Oreos?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain in detail how Nadia feels about Margy and why.
2. Explain how Mrs. Olinski goes about gaining an impression of Ethan.
3. 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?
4. What chicken-and-egg discussion do The Souls get into with Mrs. Olinski in the first chapter?
5. What angers Nadia in her conversation with Ethan, and why?
6. How does Julian invite his guests to the first tea party?
7. What does Mrs. Draper notice about sixth graders in her time as a teacher and principal?
8. 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?
9. 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?
10. What is the first question posed during the finals, and how does Mrs. Olinski react after she hears the question?
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 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
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.
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