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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Maria transferred to a different school?
(a) She was suffering PTSD.
(b) She was not learning as well as she could.
(c) Her father thinks public school is too violent.
(d) He didn't want her to turn out like Joey.

2. What is Joey's mother's name?
(a) Heidi.
(b) Gretchen.
(c) Chloe.
(d) Fran.

3. What is Ed's nickname?
(a) Bear.
(b) Teddy.
(c) Edward.
(d) Special Ed.

4. What keeps Joey from jumping off the bus at the railroad tracks?
(a) Charlie's eyes.
(b) His medication.
(c) His fear of getting lost.
(d) The request from his mother.

5. What does Ed say causes Joey's fears?
(a) His father's life-style.
(b) His abandonment issues.
(c) His medication.
(d) His condition.

6. Why does Joey go to the nurse after sneaking out of class when he has a substitute?
(a) To lay down for a while.
(b) To wrap his ankle.
(c) To take his medication.
(d) To get some pepto bismol.

7. What does the driver to Joey's new school call him?
(a) The new kid.
(b) The foster child.
(c) The bad seed.
(d) The nose slicer.

8. What is Ed's occupation?
(a) Special Education teacher.
(b) Personal assistant.
(c) Bus driver.
(d) Case worker.

9. How does Maria's father respond to Joey's attempts to make it up to Maria?
(a) He hits him.
(b) He rips up the letter.
(c) He almost attacks him.
(d) He threatens to press charges.

10. What is May's sister's name?
(a) July.
(b) June.
(c) March.
(d) April.

11. Who does Joey have an appointment with on his second day at the new school?
(a) The nurse.
(b) The psychologist.
(c) The doctor.
(d) The nutritionist.

12. What kind of school is Maria transferred to?
(a) Home school.
(b) Private School.
(c) Gifted School.
(d) Catholic school.

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

14. What does Ed say Joey's grandmother did to cause him problems?
(a) Berated him.
(b) Left him.
(c) Coddled him.
(d) Abused him.

15. What does Joey see when he sneaks out of class when he has a substitute teacher?
(a) A game.
(b) A presentation.
(c) A party.
(d) A movie.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does Maria's father blame for what happened to Joey?

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

5. Who does Joey hope to see while in Pittsburgh?

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