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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What of his grandma's does Joey find after she leaves?

2. Who watches Joey most of the time?

3. Where does Joey yell to talk to his grandma after she leaves?

4. What does Joey do to entertain the kids the day after his key is recovered?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Joey do for his mother as her own medication?

2. Why does Joey think his medication does not work?

3. Why is Joey sent to Special Education classes?

4. What is Joey asked to do when he first goes to Special Education?

5. Why is Joey's room partially painted pink?

6. What does Joey say the worst abuse from his grandmother was?

7. What is Joey given when he is denied a piece of pie?

8. What does Ms. Maxy tell Joey the problem with his plans is?

9. What does Joey ask his mother after Harold's party, and why?

10. Who was Joey abandoned by early in his life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ms. Maxy was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 2

Where does Joey get his hyper nature, and how does the knowledge of this affect Joey in his efforts to overcome his condition?

Essay Topic 3

How does ADHD affect this plot, and how has it changed Joey's life?

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