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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. Why were the police lights kept on after Claudia was found?
(a) They were plowing the roads.
(b) They were searching for a burglar.
(c) The doors were snowed shut.
(d) They were looking for Zinkoff.

2. What makes Zinkoff tearful during the 5th grade graduation?
(a) He can't see his parents.
(b) He is leaving the school.
(c) He didn't win an award.
(d) Gary called him a loser.

3. What do the students do on in-service day at school?
(a) Clean the school.
(b) Take tests.
(c) Tutor others.
(d) Play outside.

4. What do the small children call Field Day?
(a) The Day of No Teachers.
(b) The Day of Competition.
(c) The Day of Fun.
(d) The Day of No Learning.

5. What does Zinkoff whisper while looking for Claudia?
(a) Where are you?
(b) Please be OK.
(c) I can do this.
(d) Claudia.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Andrew treat Zinkoff at the middle school?

2. What makes Field Day fun for older children?

3. What does Zinkoff think the Waiting Man should have done?

4. What does Andrew call himself at the middle school?

5. What assures Zinkoff that others are still looking for Claudia?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Zinkoff so comforted by the police lights while he is looking for Claudia?

2. What is Zinkoff doing when he sees the police cars heading for Willow Street?

3. Why does Zinkoff talk so much to the old lady?

4. Why does Zinkoff clutch the bubblegum stone so much while searching for Claudia?

5. What happens for the first time at the end of the book?

6. How does Zinkoff feel when he sees a snowplow while he is looking for Claudia, and why?

7. What do the 5th graders see as evidence of Zinkoff being a loser?

8. Why does Zinkoff end up quitting most of the clubs that he joins in middle school?

9. How does Zinkoff let go of his giraffe hat?

10. What question would Bonce like to ask Zinkoff at the end of the book?

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