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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. What kind of students does Mrs. Biswell appreciate?

2. What is Zinkoff's first question to Mrs. Biswell?

3. How many steps lead to Zinkoff's cellar?

4. What day of school does Zinkoff want to miss?

5. What about Zinkoff does Mrs. Biswell say is atrocious?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say the children do not notice about Zinkoff at a young age?

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

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

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

6. Why does Zinkoff cry when he leaves Willow Drive?

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

8. What does Andrew's father think of the neighborhood, and why?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did Zinkoff feel about friendship, and why was this so central to the plot?

Essay Topic 2

The characters in this novel all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters, write their main motivation throughout the book, and explain how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 3

Zinkoff presented a very interesting and unique philosophy on life. What was this philosophy, and how did this different idealism affect the people around him?

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