1. In a certain town, there are over 100 streets. Street 1 is named First Street, street 2 is named Second Street, and so on and so forth.  A traveller decides to walk through all these streets in the country. He could find all the streets except Street 62. No matter how hard he tried, he could not find it.  He later found that the locals had given the street another name.  What is the name?
2. How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?
3. Jake and his friend Paco had very famous challenge sessions at their school. One would suggest something they could do, and the other would prove it wrong somehow.  One day, Jake surprised Paco by stating: "I can answer any question in the world."  Sure that he would win the challenge, Paco accepted the task of proving it wrong. He wrote up a test full of impossible questions. After a while, Jake returned the test. Paco unbelievably lost the challenge and told Jake he could indeed answer any question. How did Jake win?
4. Queso Cabesa is both the 50th best and the 50th worst student at his school. How many students attend his school?
5. Wacky Wordy: PU
   

If we were to try to sum up, in just one phrase, the theme of the majority of the books and stories we read this year, the best phrase would probably be...   a) "Life sucks, and then you die." b) "It's hard being an outsider." c) "Youth vs. age." d) "Expectation vs. reality." e) "Family and friends."

Choose one, write it down, and explain why it's the best phrase. 
Use at least 2-3 examples to back up what you say. 
Write 1-2 paragraphs. 
(20 pts) Mechanics and neatness count. Your reasons/examples count at least as much as getting the correct answer.

Partial List of Titles: The Outsiders, Midwife's Apprentice, MAUS, Tom Sawyer, The Giver "Thank You M'am",  "Monsters are Due on Maple Street", "The Earth Men", "A Sound of Thunder", "Theme for English B"

Title: "Research Q/A." Use a separate sheet of paper. NDP.

• Sum up what you learned from your research in one or two sentences. (5)  ("I learned that...")
  
• Read your sentence(s) aloud.
• Listen to everybody's sentences.
• Write down one THOUGHTFUL question about somebody's topic.(5)  ("For Bella: Did you find that letting kids bring their own smartphones, tablets, etc. to school helps them learn?")
  
• Be prepared to answer any questions you might get about your topic.