Ungifted Quiz Section 4

Use the word bank below to fill in the name of the character that BEST fits each description. 1. Abigail is the person who cried when the class learns that they will not have to attend summer school thanks to Donovan.2. Dr. Manolo is the person who allows the gifted students to be in the exam room during Katie's obstetrics appointment.3. Nussbaum is the person who believes that Heather is into him and not Donovan.4. Chloe is the person who tells Noah that there is more to life than YouTube.5. Mr. Osborne is the person who tells the students that having fun is part of getting an education.6. Brad is the person who emails Katie to ask her why is her stomach on YouTube.7. Latrell is the person who thinks that he sees twins in the sonogram pictures that Katie brings in to show the gifted students.8. Dr. Schultz is the person who wants to thank Katie at the school dance for helping the gifted students avoid summer school.9. Donovan is the person who did not look at the sonogram pictures that Katie brought to show the gifted students opting instead to wait until the baby was born to see it.10. Sanderson is the person who thinks that having the gifted students at the Valentine's Dance will suck all of the coolness out of it.11. Noah is the person who asks Katie if she has eaten any unpasteurized cheese during her pregnancy.12. Ms. Bevelaqua is the person who challenges Abigail to see going to the Valentine's dance as a scientist who has to gather data in order to draw a conclusion. 13. How will the gifted students at ASD be able to get the Human Growth and Development credit that they need to avoid summer school? They are allowed to take the course after school with Ms. Beth Vogel. They are allowed to travel to Hardcastle Middle School and take the course there. They are allowed to follow the final six weeks of Katie Patterson's pregnancy. They are allowed to take the course online provided the instructor is certified to teach the course. 14. Look at the following quotation from the text:"Can you imagine the top students in the state, and maybe even the whole country, not being allowed to start high school? It would be a huge black eye for the Academy and the whole school district."Based on the above quotation, what does the idiom "it would be a huge black eye" mean? It would cause parents to complain about the school and the school district. It would be a huge embarrassment for the school and the school district. It would be an honor for the school and the school district. It would not affect the school and the district at all. 15. From Chloe's perspective, what is one impact that Donovan has had on his new classmates? He has made the students less nervous about the robotics competition. He has helped the students to become more united towards defeating Cold Springs Harbor in the robotics competition. He has taken a lot of the stress off of the students because of the ease at which he is able to operate Tin Man. He has taught his new classmates that they do not always have to be so serious and that it is okay to laugh sometimes. 16. Look at the following quotation from the text:"'I was,' she admitted. 'But then six months go by, and you stop believing that it's ever going to happen. It's hard to maintain the fever pitch for almost a year.' Her expression grew sad. 'And it's hard to think that when the baby is born, its dad won't be there to see it.'"Based on the quotation above, which of the following words could best replace the words fever pitch? anger peacefulness excitement embarrassment 17. Since Katie's husband will not be there to see his child being born, what does Noah believe about her husband? Noah thinks Katie's husband must be working in a different state and he does not have the money to travel back to see the baby being born. Noah thinks that Katie's husband must not want to see the baby being born. Noah thinks that Katie's husband is deployed by the military and unable to make it back in time to see the birth of his child. Noah thinks that Katie's husband has died and that is why he will not be able to see the baby being born. 18. Why is Katie forlorn when Noah reveals a clue to her baby's gender? because she did not want to know the gender until the baby was born because she thinks the Noah is wrong because she was hoping for a girl because she is scared that her son will turn out to be a troublemaker like Donovan 19. Why is Noah disappointed by the "Failing Math" video clip that he finds on YouTube? The video does not show him how to achieve the outcome that he wants. The video is not entertaining to him. The video was way too long and he would not have enough time to watch the entire thing. The video was removed from YouTube before he gets an opportunity to view it. 20. According to Noah, what makes the students who go to the regular middle school different from the students who go to ASD? The students who go to the regular middle school have to constantly prove that they are smart, while the students at ASD have nothing to prove. The students who go to a regular middle school have more friends than the students at ASD. The students who go to a regular middle school do not have to worry about being bullied like the students at ASD do. The students who go to a regular middle school do not seem to face as much pressure to succeed as the students at ASD. 21. Which of the following quotations from the text illustrates Donovan's value to the robotic's team from Noah's perspective? "We could have worked on Tin Man for years, incorporating every refinement allowed by technology. But none of us could have envisioned that the greatest improvement of all would be simply in the way you drove it." "He clearly didn't belong at the Academy. What was he doing here? I had no idea--and that alone was considerably awesome." "Google Tin Man Metallica Squarepants Exposes teacher's Underwear and the clip should come up. It already had more than a thousand page views, making it my greatest hit so far." "I'd been looking for something like this my whole life. And I was infinitely grateful to Donovan for opening that door for me. I almost forgave him for bringing in his sister and spoiling the only chance I might ever have to flunk." 22. Why does Noah believe that Abigail will attend the school's Valentine's Dance? Abigail wants the opportunity to be a regular kid. Abigail does not want to disappoint Chloe who is excited about the dance. Abigail wants a chance to dance with Donovan because she has a crush on him. Abigail would do anything to avoid getting a zero on an assignment. 23. How can the gifted students earn extra credit for attending the dance? by finding a way to enjoy themselves by writing an essay about their experience by showing the dance attendees how special their robot is by questioning the Hardcastle Middle School students to find out how Donovan ended up at ASD 24. Look at the following quotation from the text:"There's something fishy about this whole gifted thing. It doesn't add up. I'm not saying you're stupid, but you're hardly the type to sniff around for extra work."Based on the words above, how does Katie feel about Donovan's acceptance into ASD? Katie is proud of Donovan. Katie is embarrassed by Donovan. Katie is suspicious of Donovan. Katie is happy for Donovan. 25. Why is Katie annoyed with Noah on the day of her doctor's appointment? because he asks her too many questions because he has caused her morning sickness to return. because he put a video of her pregnant belly on YouTube because he is talking more than doctor throughout her exam 26. What does Dr. Schultz imagine the student who got away with damaging the Hardcastle Middle School's gym to be doing? He imagines that the student is hiding out from him. He imagines that the student is laughing at him. He imagines that the student is causing destruction somewhere else. He imagines that the student is somewhere boasting that no one will ever be able to catch him. 27. How is it "the definition of insanity" for Cynthia to put the gifted students' Human Growth and Development progress report on the superintendent's desk? because it is likely to be misplaced in the same way that the paper that had Donovan's name written on it was misplaced on that same desk because the superintendent knows that regardless of the students' progress, they will still have to go to summer school because the superintendent believes that it is not necessary to know how the gifted students are progressing in the course because the superintendent is too worried about the cost of the Hardcastle Middle School's gym repairs to concern himself about what is going on at ASD. 28. What is one reason the superintendent plans to attend the school dance? He thinks he will be able to catch the person who damaged the Hardcastle Middle School's gym at the dance. He wants to make sure that things go smoothly since the gifted students at ASD are not very sociable people. He wants a chance to have some fun at a dance since he has been so worried about how he will ever be able to get Hardcastle Middle School's gym fixed. He wants to hear from Oz how the gifted students are progressing in their Human Growth and Development hands on project.