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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Shifting Gears and Pittsburgh.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What goal does Joey tell the school nurse about?
(a) He wants to help his mom stop drinking.
(b) He wants to become a teacher.
(c) He wants to do one good thing every day.
(d) He wants to invent a better medicine for kids like him.

2. Why is Joey sent to the nurse's office for the day his key is recovered?
(a) To get a band aid.
(b) To wash out his mouth.
(c) To take some medicine.
(d) To wash his hands.

3. Who helps Joey prove he is not being abused?
(a) Joey's mother.
(b) Mrs. Maxy.
(c) Ed.
(d) The school nurse.

4. What does Joey's mother do when she sees the dirty band aid Joey picks up?
(a) Slaps his hand.
(b) Laughs.
(c) Cries.
(d) Gives him a clean one.

5. How is Joey punished for hurting a classmate?
(a) He gets a record.
(b) He is expelled.
(c) He is suspended.
(d) He has detention.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Joey not allowed to carve pumpkins with the kids in his class?

2. What does Joey try to do when he gets home after trying to make it up to Maria?

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

4. Where is Joey told to get counseling?

5. What does Joey hurt another student with?

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