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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Zinkoff get in trouble on his first day of school?
(a) He leaves before his mother is ready.
(b) He forgets his shirt.
(c) He gets to school too late.
(d) He gets to school too early.

2. What is Zinkoff's sister's name?
(a) Molly.
(b) Sally.
(c) Tally.
(d) Polly.

3. Why does Zinkoff go to school on a weekend?
(a) He didn't know school was out on weekends.
(b) He has make-up work to do.
(c) He is in the mentoring program.
(d) He is bored.

4. What is Zinkoff's first name?
(a) Donald.
(b) Don.
(c) David.
(d) Dustan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Zinkoff want to hold his hand as he goes to school?

2. Where does Mrs. Zinkoff put Polly's crib when Zinkoff is home?

3. How are the students referred to by his first teacher?

4. What is Mr. Zinkoff's occupation?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Zinkoff throw up often?

2. How does Zinkoff describe his first day of school to his mother?

3. Why does Zinkoff cry when he leaves Willow Drive?

4. Why are Zinkoff's differences suddenly noticed in the 4th grade?

5. What is Zinkoff's big test?

6. What do Zinkoff and his father discuss during lunch on their day at Willow Drive, and why?

7. What does Andrew's father think of the neighborhood, and why?

8. What is unusual about Zinkoff's first time leaving his home alone?

9. What does the narrator say the children do not notice about Zinkoff at a young age?

10. How is Zinkoff described in the first chapter?

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