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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. Where is Zola pretending to do when Portico goes to the courtyard in Episode 1?

2. In Episode 3, what does Mr. Mister wash in the laundry room?

3. When Portico thinks his parents might erase the past, what does Herbert do when Portico runs by him and his friends?

4. How many floors does Skylight Gardens have?

5. What was Portico's mother called when she was a girl?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Portico is doing a walking handstand at Zola's birthday party?

2. What are the frets?

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

4. How does Portico meet Herbert?

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

6. Who is Frisbee Foster, and how did she get her nickname?

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

8. How does Portico become Stuntboy?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Zola and Mrs. Brawner try to help Portico control his anxiety. How do Zola and Mrs. Brawner try to help Portico control his anxiety? Are they able to help him?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Stuntboy, In the Meantime? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and character? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 3

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

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