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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Bad Seed and The Crossing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Joey's mother do when her husband left?
(a) Went crazy.
(b) Got a job with long hours.
(c) Followed after him.
(d) Divorced him.

2. Why can't Joey's mother see his bus off to the new school?
(a) He has been naughty.
(b) He is too old.
(c) She is ashamed.
(d) She has to work.

3. What question does Joey ask his mother when she gets home the day he forgets his key?
(a) If he was dropped on his head as a baby.
(b) All of these.
(c) If she drank while she was pregnant.
(d) If he ate paint chips.

4. What is wrong with May?
(a) Her eyes are crossed.
(b) Her feet point inwards.
(c) She is hard of hearing.
(d) She can only read backwards.

5. What does Joey say in a restaurant that makes his mother cry?
(a) He wants to be good.
(b) He is sorry she is so sad.
(c) Nobody believes him.
(d) People think he is brain damaged.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Joey's mother pinch him when they are talking to the principal after Joey hurts a class mate?

2. Where did Joey's Grandmother go when she left?

3. What does Joey try to do when he gets home after trying to make it up to Maria?

4. Why is Joey sent to the nurse's office for the day his key is recovered?

5. How old was Joey when his father left?

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