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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. How does Zinkoff feel about being in the oldest grade at the school?

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

3. What is the first thing Zinkoff feels when he wakes up after his search for Claudia?

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

5. Why do the adults in the room think Zinkoff was out in the snow?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Zinkoff gets an A in geography?

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

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

5. Why does Janski admire Zinkoff at the end of the book?

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

7. Why does Zinkoff talk so much to the old lady?

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

9. Why is Zinkoff mad when a man finds him in the snow?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Diversity was a major theme in this book, as many different lifestyles and ranks in society were involved. How was this theme shown in this book, and why do you think the author felt it was so important?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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