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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 say Julian makes each mile a journey of?

2. What does Julian say the people in the pubs do with the boxes on the bars?

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

4. What is the second acronym that Maxwell suggests in chapter 9?

5. What does Mrs. Olinski think when she sees the place at the table The Souls have set for her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Dr. Rohmer's instructions to Dr. Fairbain backfire on him in the end?

3. Describe how Mrs. Olinski uses real life to prepare practice questions for The Souls and give an example.

4. What happens to Mrs. Olinski as she is having tea?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Explain the exchange that happens between the commissioner and Julian about the disagreement about the word "tip," why it is important and how the other Souls feel about it.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Choose one of the main characters from "The View from Saturday" and explain how that character has been on a journey, and what that character found on their journey.

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