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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 are children compared to in the first chapter?

2. What passes Zinkoff as he is running?

3. What is Mr. Zinkoff's occupation?

4. What does Mrs. Zinkoff do to make money?

5. How long is Zinkoff out of school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Zinkoff feel like he can run forever?

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

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

4. What does Zinkoff play in orchestra, and why?

5. What makes Zinkoff feel like the Waiting Man?

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

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

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

9. Why does Mr. Zinkoff take his son to Willow Street on a Sunday?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

Honor was something that many of the main characters were striving for in this book. Who was most affected by this pursuit, and how did it change the course of the plot?

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