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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 advice does Joey get about moving forward?

2. What does Joey's mother promise him if he is good at the new school?

3. What does Joey see when he sneaks out of class when he has a substitute teacher?

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

5. How many presents does Joey get from his mother when he goes to his new school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joey hurt another classmate?

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

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

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

5. How did Joey's grandmother used to use his mother against him?

6. Why does Joey go to Pittsburgh?

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

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

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

10. What secret does Joey share with the school nurse?

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

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 3

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

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