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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 Julian say "tip" was an acronym for?
2. What does the narrator say the audience's smiles are when the commissioner makes the adjustment in chapter 9?
3. Who comes out of Sillington House to greet Mrs. Olinski when she arrives?
4. What does Mr. Singh say Julian found?
5. What color is Mrs. Diamondstein's jogging suit when Mrs. Olinski comes to the Sillington House to visit?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain how Mrs. Olinski feels when the state championships are over and why.
2. Give examples of other teachers that observe The Souls' success and how they react to it.
3. What difficulty does the commissioner of education have with the match-point question, and what does he do to help prevent any problems?
4. When she arrives at Sillington House to visit Margy, Mrs. Olinski is overcome with emotion. Which emotions is she feeling and why?
5. Describe how Mrs. Olinski uses real life to prepare practice questions for The Souls and give an example.
6. Describe how each of the Academic Bowl teams reacts to Epiphany's win.
7. What does Mrs. Olinski ask The Souls in chapter 12? What does she mean by this question, and what is The Souls' answer?
8. What does Mr. Fairbain do during the district championship, and why does this make Dr. Rohmer so uncomfortable?
9. How does Mrs. Olinski outsmart Ham Knapp in chapter 6?
10. Explain the discussion The Souls have with Mrs. Olinski before they begin practicing in chapter 8 and what the outcome is.
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
Describe the narrative style of "The View from Saturday" and explain how this narrative style affects the reader's experience of the story.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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