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

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

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of book does Joey's mom buy him?

2. Why does Joey go to the nurse after sneaking out of class when he has a substitute?

3. How many presents does Joey get from his mother when he goes to his new school?

4. Why does Joey's mother pinch him when they are talking to the principal after Joey hurts a class mate?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Joey tell his mother about his past hurts while they are traveling to Pittsburgh?

2. What does Ed say when Joey redials his mother's phone number compulsively on his first day at the new school?

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

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

5. What does Joey do when he gets hyper on the bus?

6. What was Joey doing just before he hurt one of his classmates?

7. Why does Joey say he wants a dog?

8. What does Joey's mother ask of Joey when they are sitting in the car eating their fast food?

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

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

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