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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 use the Potato Bug move to escape?

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

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

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

5. In Episode 1, what episode of Super Space Warriors is Zola reminded of when Portico tells her about his parents fighting?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Portico meet Herbert?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Portico and Zola have active imaginations. How do they use their imaginations to understand their realities and sometimes escape them?

Essay Topic 2

Portico and Zola are fascinated by Soup. Who is Soup? Why are Portico and Zola fascinated by him?

Essay Topic 3

Dialogue refers to conversations characters have. How do Reynolds and Raul the Third use words and illustrations for the dialogue to show pitch, emotion, and tone?

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