4. What kind of students does Mrs. Biswell appreciate?
(a) Grateful students.
(b) Struggling students.
(c) Quiet students.
(d) Brilliant students.

5. Where does Zinkoff have a birthmark?
(a) His arm.
(b) His neck.
(c) His cheek.
(d) His leg.

6. How does Zinkoff's mother watch him as he goes to school on his first day?
(a) She follows in her car.
(b) She follows behind him silently.
(c) She watches out the window.
(d) She can see his tall hat.

7. Why do Zinkoff and Andrew stop being friends?
(a) Andrew moves away.
(b) Zinkoff gets sick.
(c) Mr. Orwell won't let Andrew play with Zinkoff.
(d) Zinkoff's parents won't let Andrew play.

8. What does Zinkoff create while he is home from school?
(a) A play.
(b) A puppet.
(c) A cast.
(d) A test.

9. What does the narrator say boys will always do, when together?
(a) Compete.
(b) Get along.
(c) Gang up.
(d) Discuss.

10. What passes Zinkoff as he is running?
(a) Older boys.
(b) Some dogs.
(c) A bird.
(d) A car.

11. What are children compared to in the first chapter?
(a) All of these.
(b) Scenery.
(c) Parked cars.
(d) Trash cans.

12. Where do boys run when they are told not to run in the streets?
(a) The fields.
(b) The sidewalk.
(c) The playgrounds.
(d) The alleys.

13. What does Zinkoff do after he throws up in Mrs. Biswell's class?
(a) Cleans up his mess.
(b) Passes out.
(c) Runs home.
(d) Goes to the nurse's office.

14. What about Zinkoff does Mrs. Biswell say is atrocious?
(a) His appearance.
(b) His laughter.
(c) His language.
(d) His handwriting.

15. Where does Mr. Yalowitz seat Zinkoff?
(a) The front row.
(b) Next to his own desk.
(c) The back row.
(d) The aisle row.