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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 fear when he is on the bus to his first day at the new school?

2. What does Joey's mother say she did before coming back to him?

3. What is Joey's mother's name?

4. What is wrong with May?

5. What goal does Joey tell the school nurse about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Joey's mother cry the entire time she is talking with the principal about Joey's accident with Maria?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is Joey's first request at his new school, and what is Ed's response to this?

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

9. What do Joey and his mother do to entertain themselves on the trip to Pittsburgh?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does ADHD affect this plot, and how has it changed Joey's 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 happened when Joey went to apologize to Maria, and why was this so surprising to Joey? How did this change his outlook on life and his condition?

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