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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the name of Zinkoff's first school?
(a) John Quincy Adams School for Children.
(b) John Adams Academy.
(c) John W. Satterfield Elementary.
(d) John Wilkins Elementary.

5. How are the students referred to by his first teacher?
(a) Patriots.
(b) Learners.
(c) Scholars.
(d) Citizens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Zinkoff's first teacher's name?

2. What does Zinkoff get from his mother after his first day at school?

3. What are children compared to in the first chapter?

4. What kind of developmental problem does Zinkoff's teacher think he might have?

5. What does Zinkoff pretend the sidewalk is while he walks alone?

(see the answer key)

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