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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 is Gary Hobin good at?

2. Who passes Zinkoff a ball at the end of the book?

3. What does Claudia do when she sees Zinkoff?

4. Why does Zinkoff think his mother will be angry while he is searching for Claudia?

5. Who never stops smiling at Zinkoff at school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Zinkoff gets an A in geography?

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

3. What snack does the lady with the walker make for Zinkoff?

4. Why did Zinkoff's parents think he was out in the snow?

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

6. Why is Zinkoff mad when a man finds him in the snow?

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

8. How does Zinkoff feel when he sees a snowplow while he is looking for Claudia, and why?

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

10. What question would Bonce like to ask Zinkoff at the end of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Jerry Spinelli have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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

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