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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 color is Nadia's hair?

2. What does Mrs. Draper never call herself?

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

4. What does Grandpa Izzy say Margy is?

5. What was the audience at the Bowl warned not to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What do The Souls decide their new project will be?

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

10. What does the reader find out about Mrs. Olinski at the end of her discussion with Dr. Rohmer, and how does the author continue the mystery about this fact?

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

In chapter 10, Mr. Singh tells Mrs. Olinski that "It often takes more courage to be a passenger than a driver." Explain what he means by this quote and give a descriptive example using one of the characters from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the question Mrs. Olinski asks The Souls at the end of the book and how it relates to the topics of friendship and journeys.

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