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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 does Zinkoff want to take Hector?

2. What does Zinkoff get as a reward for his first A on a test?

3. What does Zinkoff clutch while searching for Claudia?

4. Where does Zinkoff go to keep warm while looking for Claudia?

5. What does Zinkoff think the Waiting Man should have done?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who are Zinkoff's favorite teachers, and why?

3. Why does Zinkoff like getting to his classes at the middle school early?

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

5. What do the 5th graders see as evidence of Zinkoff being a loser?

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

7. Why does Zinkoff not want the lady with the walker to know his name?

8. Why did Zinkoff's parents think he was out in the snow?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of special needs children was central to this plot. How did this theme affect the main characters, and why do you think this was such an important theme for the author to present with this book?

Essay Topic 2

Competition was a main theme in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did Zinkoff's differences affect this theme?

Essay Topic 3

What did Zinkoff feel about friendship, and why was this so central to the plot?

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