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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. What does Mama Gloria always cook with her apartment door open?
(a) Greens.
(b) Sauerkraut.
(c) Fish.
(d) Liver.

2. What jewelry does Herbert Singletary the Worst wear?
(a) Bracelet.
(b) Ring.
(c) Earring.
(d) Necklace.

3. When Portico thinks his parents might erase the past, what does Herbert do when Portico runs by him and his friends?
(a) Punches him.
(b) Spits at him.
(c) Trips him.
(d) Grabs his chips.

4. How many windows does Skylight Gardens have?
(a) 150.
(b) 200.
(c) 100.
(d) 250.

5. How many days have Portico and Zola known each other at the beginning of the book?
(a) 159.
(b) 176.
(c) 163.
(d) 182.

Short Answer Questions

1. Halfway through the dance contest at Zola's birthday party, who arrives?

2. At the end of Episode 1, who is waiting for the elevator when Portico wants to go up?

3. On what floor does Ms. Majesty Morris live?

4. What is Portico's favorite dinner?

5. What used to be Gran Gran's job?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Where does Portico Reeves live?

7. How does Portico save Mr. Chico in the stairwell?

8. How does Portico become Stuntboy?

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

10. Where did Portico's parents get a coffee table, and how has it been used?

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