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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 call his key?

2. Why is Joey's new medication not the best thing for him?

3. Where does Joey think his personal problems all stemmed from?

4. What is Joey's father's name?

5. What does Joey like to pretend strings in the doorways are?

Short Essay Questions

1. What calmed Joey down while on the field trip?

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

3. What good things does Joey say comes from his hyperactivity?

4. What does Joey wish he could be?

5. Where does Joey think he got his hyperactivity from?

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

7. What did Joey's mother do when her husband left?

8. What does Joey do when he gets bored with the Big Quiet Chair?

9. What does Joey sense from the mothers in the Special Education room?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were the consequences of Fran's actions, and how did she feel about them by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Joey's mother endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials, and what lessons does she learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 3

What kind of abuse did Joey face in his life, and how did this keep him from excelling in his life?

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