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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. How does Mr. Preston feel about Joey's mother not coming to the appointment?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Upset.
(c) Amused.
(d) Indignant.

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

3. What does Joey's mother promise him if he is good at the new school?
(a) They will visit his father.
(b) He can get a dog.
(c) His grandmother will come home.
(d) She will stop drinking.

4. What is Ed's occupation?
(a) Case worker.
(b) Special Education teacher.
(c) Bus driver.
(d) Personal assistant.

5. How does Joey feel about boarding the bus to his new school alone?
(a) Angry.
(b) Scared.
(c) Confident.
(d) Confused.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Joey prove he is not being abused?

2. Why does Joey hope to find the severed nose of his classmate?

3. What is Ed's nickname?

4. What does Joey fear when he is on the bus to his first day at the new school?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Ms. Maxy do after the accident with another classmate that caused Joey's feelings to be hurt?

2. What three things does Ed promise Joey will get from the new school he is attending?

3. What was Joey doing just before he hurt one of his classmates?

4. What did Joey used to do after his mother left him?

5. What is Joey's first request at his new school, and what is Ed's response to this?

6. How does Joey hurt another classmate?

7. What does Joey do when he gets hyper on the bus?

8. Why does Joey go to Pittsburgh?

9. What negative thing does Ed say about Joey's mother?

10. What does Ed tell Joey when they first meet?

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