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

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

3. What kind of students does Mrs. Biswell appreciate?
(a) Grateful students.
(b) Brilliant students.
(c) Quiet students.
(d) Struggling students.

4. What does Zinkoff do after he throws up in Mrs. Biswell's class?
(a) Runs home.
(b) Cleans up his mess.
(c) Passes out.
(d) Goes to the nurse's office.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Zinkoff's parents do when he gets out of control at the table?

2. How does Mrs. Biswell create her seating chart?

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

4. What does Zinkoff pretend the sidewalk is while he walks alone?

5. What does Zinkoff get from his mother after his first day at school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Zinkoff think his mother's star stickers are?

2. Why is Andrew sulking when his new neighbors come to visit?

3. What makes Zinkoff feel like the Waiting Man?

4. What is Zinkoff's big test?

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

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

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

8. What does Andrew's father think of the neighborhood, and why?

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

10. What special gift does Zinkoff make for Andrew?

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