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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. Whom does Holly Blackwell tell her colleague to focus on?
2. What does Mrs. Olinski compare the ink on the quiz cards to?
3. What does Mrs. Olinski think when she sees the place at the table The Souls have set for her?
4. What word could be used to describe the food Mrs. Olinski eats while at Sillington House?
5. Which source does Mrs. Olinski NOT use in selecting questions for practice?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain how Mrs. Olinski feels when the state championships are over and why.
2. What answer does Mr. Singh give Mrs. Olinski for how she chose her team?
3. Describe the brief conversation that Mr. Singh and Mrs. Olinski have just before The Souls begin to practice in chapter 8.
4. Explain what The Souls do after their win to show their support and unity with Mrs. Olinski.
5. Describe how Mrs. Olinski uses real life to prepare practice questions for The Souls and give an example.
6. Give examples of other teachers that observe The Souls' success and how they react to it.
7. What does Mr. Fairbain do during the district championship, and why does this make Dr. Rohmer so uncomfortable?
8. Describe the relationship between Epiphany and Knightsbridge in chapter 7.
9. When she arrives at Sillington House to visit Margy, Mrs. Olinski is overcome with emotion. Which emotions is she feeling and why?
10. Describe how each of the Academic Bowl teams reacts to Epiphany's win.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Explain how the topic of courtesy repeats itself throughout the novel and how the idea of courtesy helps the reader to see each of the characters.
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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