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Sea turtles need beaches, of which Florida has many miles.
Kindness
Acceptance
Team
Amoral Conduct
Association
Ethan was smart, yes; he had a certain independence of mind, yes, and he still asked “Now what?” instead of “So what?”
Kindness
Acceptance
Team
Amoral Conduct
Association
“It is scary trying to stand on your own two feet especially when you don’t have a leg to stand on, so to speak.”
Kindness
Acceptance
Team
Amoral Conduct
Association
I answered by nodding my head like one of those animals that Americans put on the rear ledge of their automobile.
Similie
Oxymoron
Onomatopoeia
Synecdoche
Paradox
I answered by nodding my head like one of those animals that Americans put on the rear ledge of their automobile.
Kindness
Acceptance
Team
Amoral Conduct
Association
She had been correcting social studies papers and had just finished reading Noah Gershom’s essay on the First Amendment when the thought flew into her head. She would appoint her team the way the president appointed his cabinet.
Kindness
Acceptance
Team
Amoral Conduct
Association
But Julian Singh was too far off the mainland. He was an island unto himself, definitely not a team player.
Kindness
Acceptance
Team
Amoral Conduct
Association
Like the cursor on a computer screen her eyes moved from the first row to the second, then stopped.
Kindness
Acceptance
Team
Amoral Conduct
Association
“You’ve grown since summer,” she said. “I have. I know,” he answered, and shot his arms out of his sleeves showing several inches bare above the wrist bones.
Characterization
Similie
Analogy
Synecdoche
Plot
She thought that maybe - just maybe - Western Civilization was in a decline because people did not take time to take tea at four o’clock.
Kindness
Acceptance
Team
Amoral Conduct
Association
And then and there, she also knew that someday she would drink another cup of slow tea at Sillington House
Kindness
Acceptance
Team
Amoral Conduct
Association
A place had been set at the end on the side of the table away from the wall. Handicap parking she thought.
Kindness
Acceptance
Team
Amoral Conduct
Trust
The dark wrapped the afternoon around her and kept it close.
Kindness
Acceptance
Team
Amoral Conduct
Trust
There is no way anyone involved with teaching in a public school in the state of New York is going to quiz anyone who is in school at taxpayer expense on the Bible. They’d be slapped with fourteen lawsuits before the buzzer finished sounding.
Kindness
Acceptance
Team
Amoral Conduct
Trust
They rode in silence, listening only to the muffled thump and whirr of the tires riding over the interstate…
Kindness
Acceptance
Team
Amoral Conduct
Trust
Finally, she said, “Julian makes each mile a journey of a quarter mile.”
Onomatopoeia
Similie
Metaphor
Imagery
Alliteration
He learned to read the ocean by the cupful
Kindness
Acceptance
Team
Amoral Conduct
Trust
Allen Diamondstein donates the little red wagon to the Century Village Community.
TRUE
FALSE
For how many months do the turtle patrols monitor the nests?
All year long
2 months
9 months
6 months
To what game does Noah compare collecting coupons for the groceries?
Go Fish
Monopoly
Musical Chairs
Rummy
Who approves people to move turtle nests?
The Environmental Protection Agency
The Florida Sea Turtle Initiative
The United Nations Environmental Program
The Department of Environmental Protection
Which of the following is NOT a reason Noah Gershom felt he did not owes his grandparents a B&B Letter?
He was family, not a houseguest
He had been a wonderful help to his grandparents
He had been sent, by his mother, who had won a cruise for selling houses
He thought it was unfair that Joey, who was sent to his other grandparents, did not have to write one
The citizens of Century Village planned to do all of the following for the wedding EXCEPT
Grandma Sadie volunteered to make the cake
Grandpa Nate volunteered to do the music for the wedding
Mr. Cantor agreed to provide the orchids
Tillie Nachman agreed to pay to have the invitations printed
Noah agreed to deliver the invitations to the residents of Century Village
Margaret was not at all self-conscious about
her mature figure
the fact that she was so different from Bubbe Frieda
not being a good swimmer
her nots so good calligraphy skills
Nadia thought Ethan took the odd theater seat because
he wanted to be alone
he still resented being left out
he did not want to be close to Nadia
it was closer to the stage and a much better view
Nadia thought that only Ginger
disliked the plane ride to Florida
was using the turtle walks to her advantage
Margaret and Izzy as a way to get to Dad
was using all the best friendship she had inside of her
Which of the following did NOT happen on the morning Nadia refused to go on the turtle walk
Her father did not leave for work until noon
Margaret and Grandpa Izzy called and left messages
She called the airline to see how much it would cost to go home early
After their years in the Sargasso Sea, the turtles
return to the shore where they were born to lay their eggs
go to the Azores and become bottom feeders for a few years
swim to a different shore from their birth place
mate for life
An introductory musical piece at the beginning of a theatre production
Overture
Ruckus
Cardinal Rule
Laymen
Suppress
Who suggests to Nadia that Ginger should try out for the role of Sandy in the theatre production of Annie?
Ethan Potter
Mrs. Olinski
Mrs. Reynolds
Noah Gershom
Julian Singh
The play, Annie, is based on
A comic strip
A book
A Disney story
A song
A true story
Who is the first person to greet Mrs. Olinski when she visits Sillington House for the first time?
Mr. Singh
Julian Singh
Nadia Draper
Margaret Draper Diamondstein
Mrs. Laurencin
Whose presence at rehearsal is Julian concerned about?
The acting coach
Nadia
Ginger
Ham
Michael
Who were the first paying guests at Sillington House?
The Gershoms
Allen Diamondstein and Nadia
The Souls
Izzy and Margaret
What do the students do to torment Julian on the bus?
Block his path and mimic him
Call him names and take his belongings
Trip him and call him names
Block his path and take his belongings
Mimic him and call him names
Mrs. Olinski tells Ham Knapp and Michael Froelich that the front of the classroom is...
Privileged territory
Reserved for the teacher
The best place to be
The head of the class
In the Quiz Bowl question about historical locations, how many places are the contestants required to give an answer about?
1
2
3
4
Which of the following New York cities is NOT mentioned in the Quiz Bowl questions?
Seneca Falls
Homer
Auburn
Ithaca
Ethan's 3rd choice for a puzzle is a famous impressionist painting. Who is most likely the artist of that painting of waterlillies under a bridge?
Rembrandt
Michaelangelo
DaVinci
Monet
What name did Mrs. Olinski have two of in her class the year she had her accident?
Jeremy
Jessica
Jennifer
Jason
Who organized the first Women's Rights Convention?
Amelia Jenks Bloomer
Harriet Tubman
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Susan B. Anthony
When is the deadline for choosing the Academic Bowl Team?
Just after Thanksgiving
Just before winter break
Just after winter break
Just before Thanksgiving
What is the first reason Mrs. Olinski begins to listen to what Margy and Izzy are saying while drinking tea?
Politeness
Boredom
Interest
Jealousy
Friendship
What source does the advisory panel consult when checking Julian's answer?
A computer and large books
A computer
Large books
An expert and a computer
How does Julian react when the commissioner tells him he can't find a reference for "tip"?
He accepts the fact that his answer is wrong
He thinks that the commissioner has been biased against him all along
He says the commissioner should check another source
He thinks the sources are wrong
Which source did Mrs. Olinski NOT use in selecting questions for practice?
The news
Standard 7th grade questions
A trivia game
Standard 6th grade questions
Who says that she knew all along that The souls would beat the 8th grade?
Mrs. Sharkey
Mrs. Laurencin
Ms. Masolino
Mrs. Olinski
After the automobile accident...
Both Mrs. Olinski and Mrs. Draper were widows
Mrs. Olinski quit teaching forever
Mrs. Draper retired and moved to Florida
Mrs. Olinski was paralyzed from the neck down
When the commissioner called out the question with four New York State place names, which team member was Mrs. Olinksi sure would know the answer?
Nadia
Noah
Ethan
Julian
In the Clarion County Museum there was a picture of Ethan's great-great-great grandmother
being arrested
wearing bloomers and marching behind Susan B. Anthony on the way to vote in Rochester
holding his infant grandmother Margaret on her lap at a suffragette meeting
carrying a protest sign in a march for women's rights
When Julian first gets on the bus,
he asks the driver where he should sit
he sits down next to Ethan and begins talking right away
he sits with Noah and Nadia and shows them magic tricks
he stands next to Ethan and asks if the seat is occupied
he trips over Hamilton Knapp's leg
Which of the following was NOT true of Julian Singh?
He was fair skinned and had an accent that Ethan couldn't identify
He had a British accent but didn't look British
He explained that his father had bought Sillington House
He once lived on a cruise ship where his father and mother worked
What had Ethan never told Nadia Diamondstein?
He wished that her grandfather had never married his grandmother
He liked seeing the halo that the sunlight made in her hair
He liked the silence between them the day they rescued the turtles after the storm
He had a crush on her and wanted to ask her to the dance
When she met Julian and his father, Ethan's mother
didn't seem interested at all
became angry because they had purchased Sillington House
wanted to know more about them
expressed her disappointment that a "foreigner" had purchased Sillington House
invited them to have tea at 4:00pm
What was Noah's dad's occupation?
Teacher
Dentist
Veterinarian
Chef
What did Bella contribute to the wedding?
She was in charge of the invitations.
She drew and painted the tuxedo t-shirt.
She brought the African violets for the centerpieces.
She grew orchids for corsages.
What does Mr. Singh do for Mrs. Olinski?
He drives her to the competitions.
He helps her design the t-shirts.
He buys the team pizza and soda.
He shows her kindness.
What was the Souls' new project?
Getting Ginger the part in the play
Helping Mrs. Olinski find her confidence again
Making sure Ham Knapp gets justice
Peeling the paint off walls
Julian challenges the ruling of the expert panel when the acronym tip is ruled an incorrect answer.
TRUE
FALSE
At the beginning of chapter 7, which team does the narrator claim would worry about Julian's defiance of the commissioner?
Any other team in the district
Any other team on spaceship Earth
Any other team in Epiphany
Any other team in New York
How does Mrs. Olinski say her team seems to communicate?
Just by looking at each other
Through ESP
Through a secret stealth language
Through a secret series of signs
Which of the following does the narrator NOT mention as something that might cause Mr. Fairbain to embarrass himself?
The name of the former Soviet Socialist Republic
The capitals of far away countries
A word with more vowels than consonants
The names of the ministers of Japan or Zaire
A word with more consonants than vowels
How many regions are there in the state of New York?
8
7
16
5
Mrs. Olinski's reason for going to Sillington House in chapter 8 is half of an invitation from The Souls and half what?
Half worry that the team wouldn't be ready for the championship
Half a promise to herself
Half a promise to Mrs. Laurencin
Half an invitation from Mr. Singh
Which quiz category do The Souls and Mrs. Olinski debate when getting ready to practice at the end of Chapter 8?
Music
The Bible
Religions
Mathematics
Weights and Measures
How does the narrator describe the audience's smiles when the commissioner makes the adjustment to The Souls points in Chapter 9?
Loud
Bright
Wide
Huge
Gleaming
Whom does Holly Blackwell tell her colleague to focus on?
Dr.Fairbain
Dr. Rohmer
Mr. LeDue
Mrs. Olinski
Nadia
When did Mr. Singh pass his first driving test?
As an older man
As a grown man
As a teenager
As a child
None of the above - he has never passed the driving test
What does Mr. Singh say is now missing?
A reason to see each other
The bond that ties the friends together
Future victories
All the time for training
How does the final chapter of the book begin?
The Souls greet Mrs. Olinski
Mrs. Olinski lets herself out of her van
The Souls and Mrs. Olinski sip a cup of tea
Mr. Singh greets Mrs. Olinski
Mrs. Olinski leaves the school
What is the basis for the acronym SONAR?
Sound Navigation Raging
Sound Out Navigation And Rebound
Sound Of Naval Aviation and Rounding
Super Outbound Nodes of Rounding
Super Outside Navigation of Aviation Range
What is the name of the Duke of Wellington?
Arthur Wellesley
Wesley Smythe
Benedict Arnold
Charles Cornwallis
James Oglethorpe
Which Native American leader was made a brigadier general by the British in the War of 1812?
Sequoyah
Tecumseh
Osceola
Geronimo
Which Native American leader is famous for creating a written language for his people?
Sequoyah
Tecumseh
Osceola
Geronimo
Which Native American leader was famous for resisting the removal of Native Americans to the West?
Sequoyah
Tecumseh
Osceola
Geronimo
Which Native American leader was famous for resisting the removal of Native Americans by leading his followers to Mexico?
Sequoyah
Tecumseh
Osceola
Geronimo
Which Native American leader was from the Cherokee tribe?
Sequoyah
Tecumseh
Osceola
Geronimo
Which Native American leader was from the Shawnee tribe?
Sequoyah
Tecumseh
Osceola
Geronimo
Which Native American leader was from the Semiole tribe?
Sequoyah
Tecumseh
Osceola
Geronimo
Which Native American leader was from the Apache tribe?
Sequoyah
Tecumseh
Osceola
Geronimo
Who is the famous father of Alexander the Great?
Philip of Macedonia
Julius Caesar
Augustus Caesar
Constantine
Justinian
Name the parts of the human eye in the order that light reaches it?
Cornea, Aqueous Humor, Pupil, Vitreous Humor, Retina
Retina, Vitreous Humor, Pupil, Aqueous Humor, Cornea
Cornea, Retina, Pupil, Aqueous Humor, Vitreous Humor
Retina, Pupil, Cornea, Aqueous Humor, Vitreous Humor
Cornea, Vitreous Humor, Aqueous Humor, Pupil, Retina
What is the native country of the artist Rembrandt?
Germany
Sweden
Denmark
Netherlands
Belgium
What is the capital of the Netherlands?
Brussels
Amsterdam
Copenhagen
Helsinki
Stockholm
Which famous American woman is connected with Seneca Falls, New York?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Amelia Jenks Bloomer
Susan B. Anthony
Harriet Tubman
Which famous American woman is connected with Homer, New York?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Amelia Jenks Bloomer
Susan B. Anthony
Harriet Tubman
Which famous American woman is connected with Rochester, New York?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Amelia Jenks Bloomer
Susan B. Anthony
Harriet Tubman
Which famous American woman is connected with Auburn, New York?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Amelia Jenks Bloomer
Susan B. Anthony
Harriet Tubman
Which famous American woman is connected with the Underground Railroad?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Amelia Jenks Bloomer
Susan B. Anthony
Harriet Tubman
Which famous American woman is connected with the 1st Women's Rights Convention in 1848?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Amelia Jenks Bloomer
Susan B. Anthony
Harriet Tubman
Which famous American woman is connected with revolutionizing women's clothing by wearing trousers?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Amelia Jenks Bloomer
Susan B. Anthony
Harriet Tubman
Which famous American woman is famous for being an editor for the women's rights newspaper called Lily?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Amelia Jenks Bloomer
Susan B. Anthony
Harriet Tubman
Which famous American woman is famous for leading women to the polls to vote in 1872?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Amelia Jenks Bloomer
Susan B. Anthony
Harriet Tubman
In what point of view is the book?
1st person
3rd person
both 1st and 3rd person
Omniscient
Who does Mrs. Olinski ask for an explanation regarding her choices for the quiz bowl team?
The Souls
Mrs. Gershom
Mr. Singh
Julian
Margret Draper
In Chapter 12, who opens the door to Sillington House when Mrs. Olinski arrives?
Margaret Draper
Mr. Singh
Julian Singh
The Souls
The Commissioner
Who is Mr. Homer Fairbain?
Commissioner of Education
Principal of Epiphany Middle School
Deputy Superintendent in charge of Instruction
Julian's uncle
The magician who taught Julian his tricks
Why does Mrs. Olinski open Through the Looking Glass?
To help her sleep
To see who the real author was
To look for an invitation
To look for Humpty Dumpty
To find the Cheshire Cat
What word does Mrs. Olinski use to describe what Ham has done?
Unspeakable
Irresponsible
Malicious
Appalling
Ridiculous
According to the narrator, 6th grade is the place where kids...
can get into big dangerous fights
can figure out how to manipulate their teachers
stop caring about school
can get inside the print to the meaning
Why does Nadia not like Margaret?
She misses her Grandma
She doesn't like the way she dresses
She had problems with her when she was the principal
She thinks Margaret does not like Ginger
Margaret seems to favor Ethan
Who is Thomas Stearns?
The monkey on board the cruise ship
Tillie Nachman's cat
A friend of Ham Knapp who starts the ARF chant
A friend of Ham Knapp who belches loudly in class
The Epiphany bus driver
Who belches loudly and disturbs the class?
Hamilton Knapp
Jared Lord
Michael Froelich
Ham and Jared
Ham and Michael
6th Grade math teacher who describes Mrs. Olinski as dictatorial
Ms. Masolino
Mrs. Korshak
Mrs. Reynolds
Mrs. Laurencin
Mrs. Sharkey
“I see that angels have landed on his eyelids.” is an allusion to what Biblical story?
Raising of Lazarus
The Rich Man and Lazarus
Jacob wrestling with and angel
The angels singing at the birth of Jesus
Abraham and his son Isaac
