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

2. Why does Ed say Joey is at his new school?
(a) To be punished.
(b) To get some help.
(c) To protect himself.
(d) To protect others.

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

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

5. What is Joey's first present from his mother when he goes to his new school?
(a) A pill bottle.
(b) A framed picture.
(c) Some advice.
(d) A notebook.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Joey have an appointment with on his second day at the new school?

2. What is May's sister's name?

3. What does Joey's mother do when she sees the dirty band aid Joey picks up?

4. What does Joey fear when he is on the bus to his first day at the new school?

5. Who does Joey sneak out of class with when he has a substitute teacher?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Joey gain from sneaking out with the gifted students when he has a substitute?

2. What does Joey realize during his first break at his new school?

3. What did Joey used to do after his mother left him?

4. How did Joey's grandmother used to use his mother against him?

5. Why does Joey go to Pittsburgh?

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

7. Why does Joey's mother say she was unable to come back to him sooner?

8. Why does Joey's mother cry the entire time she is talking with the principal about Joey's accident with Maria?

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

10. How does Joey hurt another classmate?

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