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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. Who bumps into Portico when he is doing a walking handstand?

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

3. What did Gran do when Portico's parents got a coffee table?

4. When Stuntboy is introduced, what instrument plays?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Portico is doing a walking handstand at Zola's birthday party?

2. What is the Zamarama Zigzag, and how does it work?

3. Where did Portico's parents get a coffee table, and how has it been used?

4. What do Portico's parents tell him about moving?

5. After having a snack at the snack truck with Mr. Brawner and Zola, what happens when Portico runs back to the building?

6. Where does Portico Reeves live?

7. Who is Frisbee Foster, and how did she get her nickname?

8. How does Portico meet Herbert?

9. Who is Stuntboy and why has no one ever heard of him?

10. What are the frets?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Zola and Portico become friends. When do Zola and Portico become friends? How do they take care of one another? What type of friendship do they have?

Essay Topic 2

Occasionally the narrator directly speaks to readers. This is called “breaking the fourth wall.” How does it seem that the narrator is having conversations with readers throughout Stuntboy, In the Meantime? How do these conversations provide information to readers that characters may not be privy to? What is the purpose of breaking the fourth wall?

Essay Topic 3

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood of Stuntboy, In the Meantime, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different episodes?

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