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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Zinkoff want to go when he is out of school for so long?
(a) To school.
(b) To the store.
(c) To the doctor.
(d) Outside.

2. What is Zinkoff's first teacher's name?
(a) Ms. Munk.
(b) Miss Meeks.
(c) Ms. Mikes.
(d) Mrs. Mirk.

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

4. How many days will kids be in school during their educational careers?
(a) More than 2,000 days.
(b) 1,000 days.
(c) 1,500 days.
(d) 3,022 days.

5. What does Zinkoff do when he is ready to go to school?
(a) Laughs.
(b) Gulps.
(c) Cries.
(d) Shivers.

6. In what grade are Zinkoff's differences discovered?
(a) 5th.
(b) 6th.
(c) 4th.
(d) 3rd.

7. What does Zinkoff never notice about himself when he is with other boys?
(a) He is not liked.
(b) He never wins.
(c) He is different.
(d) He is made fun of.

8. What is Zinkoff most afraid of?
(a) The dark.
(b) The furnace.
(c) Making people sad.
(d) Blood.

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

10. What does Zinkoff throw up on in Mrs. Biswell's class?
(a) Her eraser.
(b) His desk.
(c) Her desk.
(d) The floor.

11. What do Zinkoff's parents do when he gets out of control at the table?
(a) Sing a quiet song.
(b) Send him to his room.
(c) Walk away.
(d) Take away star stickers.

12. What does Zinkoff never do when he is young?
(a) Win.
(b) Lose.
(c) Fight.
(d) Yell.

13. How far away is the school from Zinkoff's house?
(a) 3 blocks.
(b) 5 blocks.
(c) 2 blocks.
(d) 4 blocks.

14. How does the narrator say someone might get annoyed by a happy child in winter?
(a) To have to share your activity.
(b) All of these.
(c) To not be a part of the fun.
(d) To see they are having more fun than you.

15. When does Zinkoff go down to his cellar?
(a) During Polly's nap.
(b) At bed time.
(c) When his father gets home.
(d) In the morning before everyone wakes up.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mr. Zinkoff take his son on Sunday?

2. What kind of students does Mrs. Biswell appreciate?

3. What is the name of Zinkoff's first school?

4. How will someone know that a name and a boy go together in Chapter 1?

5. What is Mr. Zinkoff's occupation?

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