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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Zinkoff do when Miss Meeks talked about Jabip?
(a) He wrote the word down over and over.
(b) He jumped around repeating the word.
(c) He laughed so hard he fell off his chair.
(d) He got confused.

2. Where has Zinkoff spent most of his life, before he goes to school?
(a) The outdoors.
(b) His bed.
(c) Home.
(d) The hospital.

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

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

5. What does Miss Meeks wish Zinkoff had more of?
(a) Obedience.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Enthusiasm.
(d) Self-control.

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

7. 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.

8. Why do students whisper the word Jabip to him after the first incident?
(a) To make him laugh.
(b) To annoy the teacher.
(c) To see him happy.
(d) To see him cry.

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

10. How does Zinkoff discover he can run forever?
(a) If he brings his mother.
(b) If he believes in himself.
(c) If he goes fast enough.
(d) If he keeps turning right.

11. What is not noticed in the first chapter?
(a) Mothers.
(b) Seasons.
(c) Children.
(d) Time passing.

12. How does Zinkoff feel about the button given to him by Miss Meeks?
(a) It is a disgrace.
(b) It was mean.
(c) It is pretty.
(d) It is a badge of honor.

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

14. What does Zinkoff love to hear more than anything?
(a) Songs.
(b) Poems.
(c) Stories.
(d) Funny words.

15. How many steps lead to Zinkoff's cellar?
(a) 11.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about Zinkoff does Mrs. Biswell say is atrocious?

2. What always makes Zinkoff laugh at the dinner table?

3. What passes Zinkoff as he is running?

4. What grade does Mrs. Biswell teach?

5. What does Zinkoff's sister get that makes him jealous?

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