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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. What is Hector making a candle out of?
(a) Crayons.
(b) Birthday candle stubs.
(c) Gum wrappers.
(d) Ear wax.

2. What does Zinkoff have to do to see if snow is falling while looking for Claudia?
(a) Look up at the sky.
(b) Open his eyes.
(c) See the shadows in lights.
(d) Put his arms out.

3. Why does Zinkoff think his classmates stop smiling at him?
(a) Field Day is coming.
(b) He doesn't get another A.
(c) They are still mad at him for losing.
(d) Another test day is there.

4. Who brought Polly home when she ran away once?
(a) Herself.
(b) Her father.
(c) Zinkoff.
(d) Her mother.

5. Who never stops smiling at Zinkoff at school?
(a) Kim Smith.
(b) Katie Snelson.
(c) Kelly Steinman.
(d) Karlie Samuels.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the Zinkoffs go on vacation?

2. Why do the adults in the room think Zinkoff was out in the snow?

3. Where does Zinkoff ask to sleep after Claudia is found?

4. What do the small children call Field Day?

5. What does Zinkoff imagine is calling him names when he is in the oldest grade at the school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Hector Binns' best friend?

2. Why is it so frustrating when Zinkoff's pockets get wet?

3. What does Zinkoff say is worse than feeling like a loser, and why?

4. Why does Zinkoff want to help the policemen on Willow Street so badly?

5. What does Zinkoff do at Halftop Hill?

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

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

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

9. What scares Zinkoff when he first wakes up after searching for Claudia?

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

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