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

2. 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.

3. What is Andrew's father's occupation?
(a) Mechanic.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Mailman.
(d) Banker.

4. What does Zinkoff wear to school on his first day?
(a) A giraffe hat.
(b) A bow tie.
(c) A cumberbund.
(d) A bandana.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many steps lead to Zinkoff's cellar?

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

3. How does Zinkoff feel as he is passed while running?

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

5. Who does Zinkoff feel like when he is at home from school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Zinkoff throw up often?

4. What do Zinkoff and his father do on Willow Street?

5. How is the narration of the first chapter different from the rest of the book?

6. What is Zinkoff's big test?

7. How is Zinkoff described in the first chapter?

8. How does Zinkoff score his first goal in a soccer game?

9. What does Zinkoff wonder as he goes to bed after his first day at school?

10. When does the narrator say Zinkoff is most profoundly discovered?

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