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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 Zinkoff whisper while looking for Claudia?

2. Who asks Zinkoff if he won Field Day?

3. What does Zinkoff know his father will never see him as?

4. Why does Zinkoff not think Claudia will be in the street?

5. What game does Zinkoff like to play in the summer?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Zinkoff end up quitting most of the clubs that he joins in middle school?

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

4. What does Zinkoff do at Halftop Hill?

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

6. Who are Zinkoff's favorite teachers, and why?

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

8. Why does Zinkoff not want the lady with the walker to know his name?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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