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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. How does Joey feel about boarding the bus to his new school alone?
(a) Confused.
(b) Confident.
(c) Scared.
(d) Angry.

2. How does Joey try to make it up to Maria?
(a) He cuts his own nose and takes a picture.
(b) He goes to her house to apologize.
(c) He writes her a nice letter.
(d) He sings songs in front of her window.

3. Why does Joey hope to find the severed nose of his classmate?
(a) So he won't be in trouble anymore.
(b) He wants the bad dreams to stop.
(c) So he can make ammends.
(d) He is curious what it looks like.

4. What does Joey's mother say she did before coming back to him?
(a) Got a job.
(b) Made herself ready.
(c) Pulled herself together.
(d) Sought counselling.

5. Who does Joey sneak out of class with when he has a substitute teacher?
(a) The Special Education students.
(b) The afternoon class students.
(c) The morning class students.
(d) The gifted students.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does Joey get about moving forward?

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

3. How does Mr. Preston feel about Joey's mother not coming to the appointment?

4. What does Joey scream after hurting a class mate?

5. What does Joey's mother say on the way to Pittsburgh that hurts his feelings?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Ed tell Joey when they first meet?

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

4. What does Joey do when he gets hyper on the bus?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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