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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. What does Joey see when he sneaks out of class when he has a substitute teacher?
(a) A movie.
(b) A presentation.
(c) A game.
(d) A party.

2. Why does Mr. Preston think Joey is being abused?
(a) He is always crying.
(b) He has bruises all over him.
(c) He is afraid of men.
(d) He has band aids all over him.

3. Who brings Joey homework while he is at the new school?
(a) His mother.
(b) Ms. Maxy.
(c) The school nurse.
(d) The principal.

4. What habit does Joey want his mother to stop?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Working late.

5. What kind of book does Joey's mom buy him?
(a) A book about dogs.
(b) A large picture book.
(c) A book about baseball.
(d) A poetry book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joey's mother get defensive about when he tells her what Ed said on his first day at the new school?

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

3. What is wrong with May?

4. What is Ed's occupation?

5. What does Joey scream after hurting a class mate?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Ed say when Joey redials his mother's phone number compulsively on his first day at the new school?

5. What is Joey's punishment for hurting one of his classmates?

6. What do Joey and his mother do to entertain themselves on the trip to Pittsburgh?

7. What does Joey realize during his first break at his new school?

8. Why does Joey say he wants a dog?

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

10. How did Joey's grandmother used to use his mother against him?

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