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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. When Portico uses the zamarama zigzag, whose attention is he trying to divert?
(a) Lion or tiger.
(b) Cougar or wolf.
(c) Bear or moose.
(d) Cheetah or jaguar.

2. How many days have Portico and Zola known each other at the beginning of the book?
(a) 163.
(b) 182.
(c) 159.
(d) 176.

3. In Episode 1, what is grown in the community garden at Skylight Gardens?
(a) Watermelons and pumpkins.
(b) Potatoes and strawberries.
(c) Peas and carrots.
(d) Corn, peas, and green beans.

4. What does Portico offer Herbert when he first meets him?
(a) Barbecue chips.
(b) Caramel corn.
(c) Chedar popcorn.
(d) Sour cream and onion chips.

5. On what floor does Ms. Majesty Morris live?
(a) 1st.
(b) 4th.
(c) 7th.
(d) 10th.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Brawner buy Portico for helping him sell a lawn chair to Ms. Morris?

2. On what day of Portico and Zola's friendship does Mr. Brawner ask them to help him sell a lawn chair?

3. In Episode 3, what does the them song sound like?

4. What numbers does the person press who rides up in the elevator with Portico at the end of Episode 1?

5. What was Portico's mother called when she was a girl?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Herbert come to live at Skylight Gardens?

2. Why does Mama Gloria's apartment always stink?

3. How did Portico protect Zola on the first day of school when she was new to Skylight Gardens?

4. How does Portico save Mr. Chico in the stairwell?

5. What stunt is Portico inspired to create after watching Mr. Brawner sell a lawn chair?

6. How does Portico meet Herbert?

7. What instructions does the narrator provide on "How to be a Good Castlemate" (64)?

8. After the incident with Herbert on the first day of school last year, how did Zola help Portico with his frets?

9. Who is Mr. Mister, and what does he do all day?

10. What type of chair do Portico's parents fight over, and where did they get the chair?

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