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

2. What is wrong with Charlie?
(a) He has no ears.
(b) He has no nose.
(c) He has no legs.
(d) He has no arms.

3. How is Joey punished for hurting a classmate?
(a) He gets a record.
(b) He is expelled.
(c) He has detention.
(d) He is suspended.

4. What does Ed say causes Joey's fears?
(a) His medication.
(b) His abandonment issues.
(c) His condition.
(d) His father's life-style.

5. What goal does Joey tell the school nurse about?
(a) He wants to invent a better medicine for kids like him.
(b) He wants to do one good thing every day.
(c) He wants to help his mom stop drinking.
(d) He wants to become a teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Joey feel when he sneaks out of class while he has a substitute teacher?

2. What is Joey's new slogan about families?

3. Where does Joey go when he sneaks out of class when he has a substitute teacher?

4. What does Joey feel inspired to do after listening to Mrs. Cole?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What secret does Joey share with the school nurse?

2. Why does Joey tell his mother about his past hurts while they are traveling to Pittsburgh?

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

4. Why does Joey's mother say she was unable to come back to him sooner?

5. What does Maria's father say about Joey's mother?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Joey hurt another classmate?

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