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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. Why does Joey pick up a dirty band aid off the ground?
(a) He wants to give it to Muriel
(b) It looks like the nose to him.
(c) His scratched arm hurts.
(d) He thinks it is the one he took off.

2. What is wrong with May?
(a) Her feet point inwards.
(b) Her eyes are crossed.
(c) She is hard of hearing.
(d) She can only read backwards.

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

4. What does Joey feel inspired to do after listening to Mrs. Cole?
(a) Be more normal.
(b) Study harder.
(c) Make the world a better place.
(d) Become a teacher.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is wrong with Charlie?

2. What does Joey plan to make with his new slogan?

3. What does Ed say causes Joey's fears?

4. What does Joey see when he sneaks out of class when he has a substitute teacher?

5. What is Joey's new slogan about families?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Joey and his mother do to entertain themselves on the trip to Pittsburgh?

2. Why does Joey go to Pittsburgh?

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

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

5. Why does Joey say he wants a dog?

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

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

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

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

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

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