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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 does Joey do to help when it rains?

2. What does Joey do repeatedly before going to school?

3. What question does Joey ask his mother when she gets home the day he forgets his key?

4. How does Joey describe his grandmother's house?

5. What does Joey's mother have to do before talking to Joey the day he forgets his key?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Joey do when he is asked to sharpen pencils?

2. Why did Joey blow out Harold's candles?

3. Where did Joey's grandmother go, and how does she feel about it?

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

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

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

7. What does Joey do when he is put in the hall after being rude to his teacher?

8. How does Joey's mother find out about his first visit to the Special Education room?

9. What does Joey's mother get upset about after Harold's party?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Abandonment and Neglect was a major theme in this book. What are some of the main examples of this theme, and how did it affect the course of the plot.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What changes when Joey is given new medication, and why?

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