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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joey say his mother understands about him?
(a) Nothing.
(b) His pain.
(c) His illness.
(d) His feelings.

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

3. What does Joey call his key?
(a) Magical.
(b) Magnetic.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Powerful.

4. What does Joey say he has never done?
(a) Finished something.
(b) Made someone happy.
(c) Felt special.
(d) Found a real friend.

5. What does Joey hope will get stuck to his key when he swallows it?
(a) His stomach.
(b) His lunch.
(c) His medication.
(d) His throat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who watches Joey most of the time?

2. How is Joey punished during the party in Special Education?

3. What animal does Joey talk to while on a field trip?

4. What about himself can Joey not control?

5. How does Grandma express her hyperactivity?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Joey ask his mother after Harold's party, and why?

2. Why did Joey's grandmother choose to leave?

3. What are some of the ways Joey's grandmother was physically abusive?

4. What good things does Joey say comes from his hyperactivity?

5. What does Joey say the worst abuse from his grandmother was?

6. What is Joey asked to do when he first goes to Special Education?

7. What does Ms. Maxy tell Joey the problem with his plans is?

8. Why does Joey say he depends on his mother?

9. Why did Joey blow out Harold's candles?

10. What does Joey do when he gets bored with the Big Quiet Chair?

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