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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. When does Zinkoff go down to his cellar?
(a) In the morning before everyone wakes up.
(b) During Polly's nap.
(c) At bed time.
(d) When his father gets home.

2. Where do boys run when they are told not to run in the streets?
(a) The playgrounds.
(b) The sidewalk.
(c) The alleys.
(d) The fields.

3. Where does Zinkoff want to go when he is out of school for so long?
(a) To school.
(b) To the store.
(c) Outside.
(d) To the doctor.

4. How many steps lead to Zinkoff's cellar?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 11.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Mrs. Zinkoff put Polly's crib when Zinkoff is home?

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

4. How does Zinkoff discover he can run forever?

5. Why do students whisper the word Jabip to him after the first incident?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Waiting Man waiting for?

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Zinkoff throw up often?

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

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

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

10. What is unusual about Zinkoff's first time leaving his home alone?

(see the answer keys)

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