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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 is Joey's mother's name?

2. Why does Ed say Joey is at his new school?

3. What is Ed's nickname?

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

5. Why does Joey pick up a dirty band aid off the ground?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Joey doing just before he hurt one of his classmates?

3. What does Joey do when he needs a break at his new school?

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

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

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

7. Why does Joey say he wants a dog?

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

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

10. How does Joey hurt another classmate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What does Joey learn from Ed, and how do these pieces of advice change his efforts to overcome his condition?

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