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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 does Polly shout when Zinkoff gets his diploma?

2. Who takes all the credit for winning the 5th grade Field Day?

3. What is Zinkoff's uncle's name?

4. What award does Katie Snelson win at the 5th grade graduation?

5. What does Zinkoff pretend the snowflakes are?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Polly ran away?

2. Why is it so frustrating when Zinkoff's pockets get wet?

3. What is Zinkoff doing when he sees the police cars heading for Willow Street?

4. Who is Hector Binns' best friend?

5. What does Zinkoff say is worse than feeling like a loser, and why?

6. What is different about Claudia?

7. Why does Zinkoff skip school on Field Day?

8. What does Claudia do when she sees Zinkoff after he wakes up?

9. What happens for the first time at the end of the book?

10. Why does Zinkoff talk so much to the old lady?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

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

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