2. Why does Mr. Preston think Joey is being abused?
(a) He has band aids all over him.
(b) He is afraid of men.
(c) He has bruises all over him.
(d) He is always crying.

3. What does Joey try to replace the severed nose of his classmate with?
(a) Some clay.
(b) A picture.
(c) A piece of chalk.
(d) His own nose.

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

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

6. What does Maria's father call Joey?
(a) A nobody.
(b) Messed up.
(c) Unforgiving.
(d) Delinquent.

7. What does Joey fear when he is on the bus to his first day at the new school?
(a) He will never get back home.
(b) His mother will forget about him.
(c) The bus will crash.
(d) They will take his mother away.

8. What does Joey's mother get defensive about when he tells her what Ed said on his first day at the new school?
(a) Joey's father.
(b) Her drinking.
(c) Leaving when he was little.
(d) Her gambling.

9. How long does Joey's punishment remain in force after hurting a classmate?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 4 weeks.
(c) 5 weeks.
(d) 6 weeks.

10. What does Joey's mother promise him if he is good at the new school?
(a) His grandmother will come home.
(b) They will visit his father.
(c) She will stop drinking.
(d) He can get a dog.

11. Where is Joey told to get counseling?
(a) A therapeutic office.
(b) The school counseling center.
(c) The nurse's office.
(d) A Special Education center.

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

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

14. What does Joey try to do when he gets home after trying to make it up to Maria?
(a) Reads a big book.
(b) Tries to find his medication.
(c) Calls his therapist.
(d) Draws a picture.

15. What does Joey have for dinner after his first day at the new school?
(a) Stew.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Fried chicken.
(d) Macaroni and cheese.