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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Zinkoff get from his mother after his first day at school?
(a) A kiss and a hug.
(b) A star sticker.
(c) A new hat.
(d) A brownie.

4. What does Andrew call Zinkoff's neighborhood?
(a) The ghetto.
(b) A dump.
(c) A pit stop.
(d) The subrubs.

5. What does Mrs. Zinkoff do to make money?
(a) Sews dresses.
(b) Irons laundry.
(c) Mails invoices.
(d) Makes telemarketing calls.

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

7. Who yells at Mrs. Biswell for being unkind to Zinkoff?
(a) Mrs. Zinkoff.
(b) Mr. Zinkoff.
(c) Andrew.
(d) The Principal.

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

9. How does Zinkoff feel as he runs by himself?
(a) Ambitious.
(b) Scared.
(c) Alone.
(d) Free.

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

11. What does Zinkoff do when someone on the playground takes his hat?
(a) Cries.
(b) Walks away.
(c) Runs after it.
(d) Laughs.

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

13. What does Zinkoff create while he is home from school?
(a) A cast.
(b) A play.
(c) A test.
(d) A puppet.

14. How does Mrs. Zinkoff know when her son in trying to get away?
(a) The door squeaks.
(b) Polly talks to him.
(c) His boots clomp.
(d) He stops laughing.

15. How does Zinkoff feel when someone says his hat is theirs?
(a) Confused.
(b) Ambivalent.
(c) Angry.
(d) Happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Zinkoff out of school for so long?

2. How does Zinkoff describe the world when he is ready to go to school?

3. What makes Zinkoff's teacher think he might have a developmental problem?

4. What grade does Mrs. Biswell teach?

5. How does Zinkoff discover he can run forever?

(see the answer keys)

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