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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Zinkoff discover he can run forever?

2. What is Zinkoff most afraid of?

3. How is Zinkoff's stomach fixed?

4. What are children compared to in the first chapter?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Zinkoff's big test?

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

3. What does Miss Meeks say in her opening speech to her class?

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

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

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

7. How does Zinkoff score his first goal in a soccer game?

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

9. How is Zinkoff described in the first chapter?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Belonging and security were two themes present in this book. Where did these themes appear, and which characters were most motivated by them?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Jerry Spinelli have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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