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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. After Mr. Brawner sells a lawn chair to Ms. Morris, where does he take Zola and Portico?
(a) Snack truck.
(b) Food truck.
(c) Hot dog stand.
(d) Ice cream truck.

2. In Episode 3, what does Portico watch when he goes to the laundry room?
(a) Star Wars marathon.
(b) Super Space Warriors marathon.
(c) Star Trek marathon.
(d) Battlestar Galactica marathon.

3. What does Portico do when he gets back to his apartment and sees his dad holding the picture frame?
(a) Crumbles his chips and blows them in his dad's face.
(b) Tries to reason with his dad.
(c) Yells and grabs the picture frame.
(d) Trips his dad.

4. In Episode 3, what does Mr. Mister wash in the laundry room?
(a) Shoelaces.
(b) Jeans.
(c) Jackets.
(d) Shirts.

5. On what floor does Ms. Majesty Morris live?
(a) 4th.
(b) 1st.
(c) 7th.
(d) 10th.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game did Portico's parents play when they first met?

2. What type of punch does the narrator think should be served at a birthday party?

3. Which episode of Super Space Warriors is Zola reminded of when Portico tells her what her his parents are fighting over in Episode 2?

4. What does Portico's mother do for a living?

5. What does Zola get to eat after her father sells Ms. Morris a lawn chair?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does the narrator have for planning a birthday party?

2. How does Portico become Stuntboy?

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

4. How does Portico meet Herbert?

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

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

7. What instructions does the narrator provide on "How to be a Good Castlemate" (64)?

8. How did Herbert come to live at Skylight Gardens?

9. What are the frets?

10. What type of chair do Portico's parents fight over, and where did they get the chair?

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