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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How will someone know that a name and a boy go together in Chapter 1?
(a) They will be told.
(b) He will have a name tag.
(c) It will just fit.
(d) It will be obvious.

2. How long is Zinkoff out of school?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 4 weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.

3. What does Mrs. Zinkoff take to her new neighbors?
(a) A cake.
(b) Some bread.
(c) Some cookies.
(d) A platter of cheese.

4. Where does Mrs. Zinkoff put Polly's crib when Zinkoff is home?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In Zinkoff's room.
(c) By the front door.
(d) By the hallway.

5. What does Zinkoff's sister get that makes him jealous?
(a) A crib.
(b) Attention.
(c) 2 stars.
(d) Baby food.

6. What does Miss Meeks like about Zinkoff?
(a) He tries hard.
(b) He is kind to others.
(c) He is easily amused.
(d) He loves school.

7. What does Mr. Yalowitz see in Zinkoff?
(a) His needs.
(b) His potential.
(c) His love.
(d) His disadvantages.

8. In what grade are Zinkoff's differences discovered?
(a) 4th.
(b) 6th.
(c) 5th.
(d) 3rd.

9. What does Zinkoff do after he throws up in Mrs. Biswell's class?
(a) Goes to the nurse's office.
(b) Cleans up his mess.
(c) Runs home.
(d) Passes out.

10. How many days will kids be in school during their educational careers?
(a) 1,500 days.
(b) 3,022 days.
(c) More than 2,000 days.
(d) 1,000 days.

11. What did Zinkoff do when Miss Meeks talked about Jabip?
(a) He got confused.
(b) He wrote the word down over and over.
(c) He laughed so hard he fell off his chair.
(d) He jumped around repeating the word.

12. How does Mrs. Zinkoff know when her son in trying to get away?
(a) He stops laughing.
(b) Polly talks to him.
(c) The door squeaks.
(d) His boots clomp.

13. How does Zinkoff describe every day at school?
(a) Hard.
(b) Nice.
(c) Exciting.
(d) Scary.

14. How does the narrator say someone might get annoyed by a happy child in winter?
(a) All of these.
(b) To have to share your activity.
(c) To see they are having more fun than you.
(d) To not be a part of the fun.

15. Who brought Zinkoff home from school on the weekend?
(a) His friends.
(b) His parents.
(c) The Principal.
(d) Miss Meeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Zinkoff go to school on a weekend?

2. Where has Zinkoff spent most of his life, before he goes to school?

3. What makes Zinkoff's teacher think he might have a developmental problem?

4. Where does Mr. Yalowitz seat Zinkoff?

5. What passes Zinkoff as he is running?

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