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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 the name of Hector's lizard?

2. What does Zinkoff think the Waiting Man should have done?

3. What voice does Zinkoff hear while he is looking for Claudia?

4. What does Zinkoff's father do with him after Field Day?

5. What assures Zinkoff that others are still looking for Claudia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Polly ran away?

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

3. Who is Hector Binns' best friend?

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

5. Why does Janski admire Zinkoff at the end of the book?

6. Why does Zinkoff skip school on Field Day?

7. What do the 5th graders see as evidence of Zinkoff being a loser?

8. How does Zinkoff let go of his giraffe hat?

9. What are the police cars on Willow Street there for?

10. Why is Zinkoff so comforted by the police lights while he is looking for Claudia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How did Zinkoff show his persistent nature, and what effect did this attribute have on other people in his life?

Essay Topic 3

Personal identity was one of the main themes in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

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