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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. Where has Zinkoff spent most of his life, before he goes to school?
(a) Home.
(b) The hospital.
(c) His bed.
(d) The outdoors.

2. What is Mr. Zinkoff's occupation?
(a) Banker.
(b) Mailman.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Mechanic.

3. Why is Zinkoff out of school for so long?
(a) His baby sister gets sick.
(b) He is on probation.
(c) He has to heal from his surgery.
(d) His mother is sick.

4. What does the narrator say boys will always do, when together?
(a) Get along.
(b) Discuss.
(c) Gang up.
(d) Compete.

5. Why does Zinkoff get in trouble on his first day of school?
(a) He forgets his shirt.
(b) He gets to school too late.
(c) He leaves before his mother is ready.
(d) He gets to school too early.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Zinkoff's stomach fixed?

2. What is Zinkoff most afraid of?

3. What does Zinkoff's sister get that makes him jealous?

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

5. How long is Zinkoff out of school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Zinkoff describe his first day of school to his mother?

2. What special gift does Zinkoff make for Andrew?

3. How is Mr. Yalowitz different from all the other teachers Zinkoff has had?

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

5. What does Zinkoff practice after his first soccer game?

6. Why does Zinkoff throw up often?

7. What does the narrator say happens when boys get together?

8. What does Zinkoff play in orchestra, and why?

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

10. What do Zinkoff and his father discuss during lunch on their day at Willow Drive, and why?

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