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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 is the first thing Zinkoff learns at school?

2. Why is Zinkoff out of school for so long?

3. How does Zinkoff feel as he is passed while running?

4. When does Zinkoff go down to his cellar?

5. What does Zinkoff create while he is home from school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Andrew's father think of the neighborhood, and why?

2. What does the narrator say happens when boys get together?

3. What does Zinkoff wonder as he goes to bed after his first day at school?

4. How is Zinkoff described in the first chapter?

5. How does Zinkoff describe his first day of school to his mother?

6. How does Zinkoff react to his first soccer game?

7. What happens when a bully tries to take Zinkoff's hat on the playground?

8. What does Zinkoff play in orchestra, and why?

9. What does Zinkoff practice after his first soccer game?

10. How does Zinkoff score his first goal in a soccer game?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Zinkoff show his persistent nature, and what effect did this attribute have on other people in his life?

Essay Topic 2

Belonging and security were two themes present in this book. Where did these themes appear, and which characters were most motivated by them?

Essay Topic 3

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

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