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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 Portico's mother do for a living?

2. What does Zola's father sell?

3. When Stuntboy is introduced, what instrument plays?

4. What does Gran call the intestines?

5. What does Gran Gran call the esophagus?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Portico Reeves live?

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

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

4. What are the frets?

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

6. After the incident with Herbert on the first day of school last year, how did Zola help Portico with his 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 instructions does the narrator provide on "How to be a Good Castlemate" (64)?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Zola has a birthday party. What accident does Portico have at the party? Why does he run away and hide after his accident?

Essay Topic 2

Zola and Portico become friends. When do Zola and Portico become friends? How do they take care of one another? What type of friendship do they have?

Essay Topic 3

Herbert Singletary is referred to as a supervillain. Why is Herbert referred to as a supervillain? Could he also be called a bully?

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