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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Shifting Gears and Pittsburgh.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joey's mother say on the way to Pittsburgh that hurts his feelings?
(a) She wishes he had never been born.
(b) Taking the day off will never be worth it.
(c) His father would not know him if he saw him.
(d) She already knows what the scan will say.

2. What does Joey have a key to?
(a) His bedroom.
(b) His locker.
(c) His house.
(d) His mother's car.

3. What does Ed say Joey's grandmother did to cause him problems?
(a) Coddled him.
(b) Berated him.
(c) Left him.
(d) Abused him.

4. What does Joey have for dinner after his first day at the new school?
(a) Stew.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Fried chicken.
(d) Macaroni and cheese.

5. What does Joey ask his mother for more of after his first day at the new school?
(a) A ride to school.
(b) New medication.
(c) Some responsibility.
(d) A better house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Joey where his grandmother went when she left?

2. Why is Joey's new medication not the best thing for him?

3. What does the nutritionist say Joey needs more of?

4. What does Joey see when he sneaks out of class when he has a substitute teacher?

5. What does Joey's mother say Joey is not?

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