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

2. What does Zinkoff call Hector?

3. Where does Zinkoff want to take Hector?

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

5. What does Zinkoff pretend the snowflakes are?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What scares Zinkoff when he first wakes up after searching for Claudia?

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

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

5. Who is Hector Binns' best friend?

6. Why does Zinkoff skip school on Field Day?

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

8. What does Zinkoff do at Halftop Hill?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What were some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book, and how did those moments affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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