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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 Middle School called?

2. Where is Zinkoff when he wakes up after his search for Claudia?

3. What does Claudia do when she sees Zinkoff?

4. What does Zinkoff get as a reward for his first A on a test?

5. How do Zinkoff's parents feel when they hear why their son was out in the snow?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Zinkoff want to help the policemen on Willow Street so badly?

5. Who is Hector Binns' best friend?

6. Why does Zinkoff like getting to his classes at the middle school early?

7. Who does Zinkoff like to watch most on Willow Street, and why?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Diversity was a major theme in this book, as many different lifestyles and ranks in society were involved. How was this theme shown in this book, and why do you think the author felt it was so important?

Essay Topic 2

Zinkoff presented a very interesting and unique philosophy on life. What was this philosophy, and how did this different idealism affect the people around him?

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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