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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. Who brought Zinkoff home from school on the weekend?
(a) His friends.
(b) Miss Meeks.
(c) The Principal.
(d) His parents.

2. What does Zinkoff never do when he is young?
(a) Fight.
(b) Win.
(c) Yell.
(d) Lose.

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

4. Who does Zinkoff want to hold his hand as he goes to school?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) Nobody.
(d) His sister.

5. How is Zinkoff's stomach fixed?
(a) He is put on a special diet.
(b) He has a new medication.
(c) All of these.
(d) He has surgery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Zinkoff's first school?

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

3. What does Mr. Yalowitz see in Zinkoff?

4. What winter activity is listed in the first chapter?

5. What is Mr. Zinkoff's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Zinkoff feel like the Waiting Man?

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

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

4. Why does Zinkoff throw up often?

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

6. What special gift does Zinkoff make for Andrew?

7. How does Zinkoff react to his first soccer game?

8. What is the Waiting Man waiting for?

9. Why are Zinkoff's differences suddenly noticed in the 4th grade?

10. What happens when a bully tries to take Zinkoff's hat on the playground?

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