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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's mother watch him as he goes to school on his first day?

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

3. Where does Zinkoff want to go when he is out of school for so long?

4. What is Andrew's last name?

5. What always makes Zinkoff laugh at the dinner table?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Zinkoff throw up often?

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

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

4. What special gift does Zinkoff make for Andrew?

5. What is the Waiting Man waiting for?

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

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

8. What makes Zinkoff feel like the Waiting Man?

9. When does the narrator say Zinkoff is most profoundly discovered?

10. How is Zinkoff described in the first chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

What did Zinkoff learn from his day on Willow Street, and how did this change his life?

Essay Topic 3

The theme of special needs children was central to this plot. How did this theme affect the main characters, and why do you think this was such an important theme for the author to present with this book?

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