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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 Andrew call himself at the middle school?
(a) Andy.
(b) Anderson.
(c) Drew.
(d) Orwell.

2. What team wins the 5th grade Field Day?
(a) The blue team.
(b) The purple team.
(c) The red team.
(d) The yellow team.

3. How does Zinkoff feel about being in the oldest grade at the school?
(a) Giant.
(b) Slow.
(c) Important.
(d) Nervous.

4. What is Gary Hobin good at?
(a) Jumping rope.
(b) Running.
(c) Throwing balls.
(d) Digging.

5. What gift does Hector reject from Zinkoff?
(a) His soccer trophy.
(b) A letter.
(c) The bubblegum rock.
(d) Ear wax.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zinkoff imagine is calling him names when he is in the oldest grade at the school?

2. How do Zinkoff's parents feel when they hear why their son was out in the snow?

3. What makes Field Day fun for older children?

4. Where does Zinkoff sit during the 5th grade graduation?

5. How long is Zinkoff grounded?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Zinkoff say is worse than feeling like a loser, and why?

2. What does Claudia do when she sees Zinkoff after he wakes up?

3. Why does Zinkoff clutch the bubblegum stone so much while searching for Claudia?

4. What happened when Polly ran away?

5. What are the police cars on Willow Street there for?

6. Why does Zinkoff end up quitting most of the clubs that he joins in middle school?

7. How does Zinkoff feel when he sees a snowplow while he is looking for Claudia, and why?

8. What is Zinkoff doing when he sees the police cars heading for Willow Street?

9. What happens for the first time at the end of the book?

10. Why is Zinkoff so comforted by the police lights while he is looking for Claudia?

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