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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. Where does Joey go when he sneaks out of class when he has a substitute teacher?
(a) The cafeteria.
(b) The auditorium.
(c) The Special Education classroom.
(d) The playground.

2. How does Joey try to make it up to Maria?
(a) He goes to her house to apologize.
(b) He cuts his own nose and takes a picture.
(c) He sings songs in front of her window.
(d) He writes her a nice letter.

3. What kind of book does Joey's mom buy him?
(a) A poetry book.
(b) A large picture book.
(c) A book about baseball.
(d) A book about dogs.

4. What does Joey scream after hurting a class mate?
(a) Why?
(b) How?
(c) I didn't mean to.
(d) I'm sorry.

5. What does the nutritionist say Joey needs more of?
(a) Dairy.
(b) Vegetables.
(c) Grains.
(d) All of these.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings Joey homework while he is at the new school?

2. What kind of school is Maria transferred to?

3. What does Joey's mother tell Joey to do when he thinks of bad things?

4. What does Joey's mother say Joey is not?

5. What does Joey's mother get defensive about when he tells her what Ed said on his first day at the new school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Joey hurt another classmate?

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

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

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

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

7. What did Ms. Maxy do after the accident with another classmate that caused Joey's feelings to be hurt?

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

9. What does Ed tell Joey when they first meet?

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

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