Loser Quizzes

Loser Quiz 1

1 How many chapters does Loser contain?
20

15

Zero

30
2 Who wrote Loser?
Don French

Jerry Spinelli

Donald Zinkoff

Eric Idle
3 Who narrates Loser?
The reader

Donald Zinkoff

Jerry Spinelli

An unnamed third-person narrator
4 What genre is Loser?
Young-adult fiction

Short story

Fable

Mystery
5 Who is the novel's protagonist?
Hobin

Spinelli

Zinkoff

Claudia
6 In what tense is the novel narrated?
No particular tense is used

Present

Future

Past
7 Where is the novel set?
Los Angeles

Elisabeth, New Jersey

New York City

A working-class town outside a major city
8 In what grade is Zinkoff when the story begins?
Third

First

Second

Fourth
9 When he is first allowed to leave the house on his own, what does Zinkoff do?
Sit and cry

Play soldiers in the yard

Make friends with neighbors

Run around the block
10 What exclamation does Zinkoff repeatedly use in the book?
Whoopee!

Holy cow!

Radical!

Yahoo!
11 What do other kids in Zinkoff's neighborhood like to do while running?
Backflip

Somersault

Race each other

Run in formation
12 What sets Zinkoff apart from the other boys he races against in his neighborhood?
Zinkoff's shoelaces are always untied

Zinkoff has no shoes

Zinkoff never wins

Zinkoff always wins
13 Why does Zinkoff get in trouble with his mother on the first day of school?
He leaves before she can walk with him

He forgets his lunch

He hides in his room

He vomits
14 Who is Zinkoff's first-grade teacher?
Miss Meeks

Mrs. Biswell

Mrs. Dingal

Mr. Yalowitz
15 What does Zinkoff wear to school on his first day?
Giraffe hat

Dolphin fin

Gorilla suit

Bunny ears
16 What is Miss Meeks's first impression of Zinkoff?
That he is special

She barely takes notice

That he may be a troublemaker

That he is brilliant
17 Which answer best defines atwitter?
Singing like a bird

Online

Glued to one's phone

Agitated
18 What is the name of Zinkoff's elementary school?
John W. Satterfield

John R. Wilson

Welsey College

Garibaldi
19 How many school days does Miss Meeks say will elapse before the students graduate?
216000

2160

180

1800
20 What first lesson does Zinkoff have trouble with?
Writing his name

Reciting the alphabet

Doing addition and substraction

Sitting still
21 What is taken from Zinkoff during his first day of school?
Scissors

Giraffe hat

Notebook

Pencil
22 How does Zinkoff respond when an older boy tells him the giraffe hat belongs not to Zinkoff but to him?
He punches the boy's stomach

He assumes the boy is telling the truth

He cries and begs for it back

He runs away
23 What does Miss Meeks call the students on day one?
Little angels

Young citizens

Shining stars

Pupils
24 What does Zinkoff's mother give him from a bag she carries?
Goldfish crackers

Cookies

Silver star stickers

Cheese cubes
25 What is Zinkoff's father's occupation?
Baker

Cook

Mailman

Banker

Why is Zinkoff determined to find Claudia?

Zinkoff is determined to find Claudia because he trusts her and has formed a bond based on that trust.

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Mr. Yalowitz made a good choice having Donald run the anchor leg of the race?

Definitely not, Yalowitz put Donald in a position where he would once again be singled out. Note, he did it for good reasons, but the end result wasn't worth it. Mr. Yalowitz puts Zinkoff, despite his clumsiness, in position to be tagged off as...

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What is the final test the kids are faced with at graduation?

The final test at graduation is centered around the applause received by the audience during the ceremony.

Other families are more boisterous: leaping from their seats, arms waving, two-fingered whistles, moose calls, stomping the floor. It's hard...

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