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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes into the laundry room after Portico has been watching TV for about an hour in Episode 3?
(a) Mr. Mister.
(b) Ms. Rosedab.
(c) Mr. Foster.
(d) Ms. Morris.

2. In Episode 3, how many days are Zola and Portico into their friendship?
(a) 168.
(b) 183.
(c) 174.
(d) 152.

3. What does Zola's father sell?
(a) Pots and pans.
(b) Sewing machines.
(c) Lawn chairs.
(d) Computers.

4. When Portico uses the zamarama zigzag, whose attention is he trying to divert?
(a) Cougar or wolf.
(b) Lion or tiger.
(c) Bear or moose.
(d) Cheetah or jaguar.

5. Where did Portico's parents get a coffee table?
(a) By the dumpsters outside their building.
(b) On the sidewalk outside their building.
(c) At a thrift store.
(d) At a garage sale.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gran Gran call the brain?

2. Of what sport are Syl and Byl the apartment building's champions?

3. How old was Portico when he used the cofee table as a storm shelter?

4. In Episode 1, who does Portico fall for so that person will not fall?

5. What type of chips does Portico switch to in Episode 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. After having a snack at the snack truck with Mr. Brawner and Zola, what happens when Portico runs back to the building?

2. How does Mr. Brawner sell a lawn chair?

3. Who is Stuntboy and why has no one ever heard of him?

4. After the incident with Herbert on the first day of school last year, how did Zola help Portico with his frets?

5. Where does Portico go after he makes a mess at Zola's party?

6. What are the frets?

7. How did Portico protect Zola on the first day of school when she was new to Skylight Gardens?

8. Why does Mama Gloria's apartment always stink?

9. What are Portico's parents arguing about after he helps Mr. Brawner sell a chair?

10. What is the Zamarama Zigzag, and how does it work?

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