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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 does Mrs. Olinski ask The Souls in chapter 12?

2. Who is waiting for Mrs. Olinski in chapter 12?

3. What does the commissioner do after Maxwell's response to the match-point question before moving on?

4. What answer do The Souls shout out before Mrs. Olinski is finished asking the question about Martin Luther?

5. What does Ham Knapp do in chapter 6 to disrupt Mrs. Olinski's class?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Fairbain do during the district championship, and why does this make Dr. Rohmer so uncomfortable?

2. Describe how each of the Academic Bowl teams reacts to Epiphany's win.

3. Give examples of other teachers that observe The Souls' success and how they react to it.

4. How does Mrs. Olinski outsmart Ham Knapp in chapter 6?

5. What does Mrs. Olinski ask The Souls in chapter 12? What does she mean by this question, and what is The Souls' answer?

6. Describe Dr. Rohmer's reaction to The Souls' publicity.

7. Explain how Mrs. Olinski feels when the state championships are over and why.

8. Explain Julian's answer to the question about acronyms that have entered the language as words.

9. What answer does Mr. Singh give Mrs. Olinski for how she chose her team?

10. How do The Souls raise the money to pay for the buses to Albany?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the conversation that Mrs. Olinski and Dr. Rohmer have about multiculturalism in chapter 2. Then explain what this conversation tells the reader about Dr. Rohmer's views of multiculturalism versus Mrs. Olinski's views.

Essay Topic 2

Using specific examples, explain how mistakes and perfectionism are recurring themes throughout the book.

Essay Topic 3

Describe how E.L. Konigsburg uses foreshadowing and flashbacks and the effect this technique has on the reader's emotion and what the reader knows. Be sure to use specific details from the story!

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