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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 feel about the button given to him by Miss Meeks?

2. Where does Mr. Yalowitz seat Zinkoff?

3. What does Mrs. Zinkoff take to her new neighbors?

4. What does a third grader do to hurt Zinkoff on his first day in Mrs. Biswell's class?

5. What does Zinkoff do after he throws up in Mrs. Biswell's class?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Zinkoff throw up often?

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

3. What is Zinkoff's big test?

4. What does Mrs. Zinkoff call her husband's car, and why?

5. What is the Waiting Man waiting for?

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

7. Why are Zinkoff's differences suddenly noticed in the 4th grade?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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

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