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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What does Miss Meeks like about Zinkoff?
(a) He loves school.
(b) He is easily amused.
(c) He tries hard.
(d) He is kind to others.

3. Who does Zinkoff feel like when he is at home from school?
(a) An evil scientist.
(b) The Sick Woman.
(c) A prisoner.
(d) The Waiting Man.

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

5. How long has Zinkoff's first teacher been teaching?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 20 years.

6. How does Zinkoff feel as he is passed while running?
(a) Angry.
(b) Surprised.
(c) Sad.
(d) Scared.

7. How does Mrs. Biswell create her seating chart?
(a) Alphabetically.
(b) She lets the students choose.
(c) By height.
(d) She puts the problem children in the front.

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

9. What does Zinkoff's father ask him every day at dinner?
(a) How was school?
(b) Are we happy?
(c) How do you do?
(d) What's new?

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

11. What does Mrs. Zinkoff take to her new neighbors?
(a) Some bread.
(b) A cake.
(c) Some cookies.
(d) A platter of cheese.

12. What is the first thing Zinkoff learns at school?
(a) To draw his shapes.
(b) To spell cat.
(c) To write his name.
(d) To sing the alphabet.

13. What makes the children giggle at Zinkoff on his first day at school?
(a) His hat.
(b) His name.
(c) His enthusiasm.
(d) All of these.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Zinkoff want to go when he is out of school for so long?

3. What day of school does Zinkoff want to miss?

4. Why do Zinkoff and Andrew stop being friends?

5. How does Zinkoff describe every day at school?

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