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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 can't Joey's mother see his bus off to the new school?
(a) He has been naughty.
(b) She has to work.
(c) She is ashamed.
(d) He is too old.

2. How does Joey tell his mother he felt during his first day at the new school?
(a) Welcomed.
(b) Confused.
(c) Happy,
(d) Scared.

3. What is May's sister's name?
(a) April.
(b) July.
(c) March.
(d) June.

4. What does Joey's mother say Joey is not?
(a) Stupid.
(b) Good.
(c) Trying.
(d) Smart.

5. What does Charlie do when Joey sits next to him?
(a) Teaches him a song.
(b) Shakes his hand.
(c) Hugs him.
(d) Kisses him on the cheek.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Joey hope to find the severed nose of his classmate?

2. How does Mr. Preston feel about Joey's mother not coming to the appointment?

3. Why is Maria transferred to a different school?

4. What does Maria's father call Joey?

5. What does Joey try to replace the severed nose of his classmate with?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Joey do when he needs a break at his new school?

8. What is Joey's first request at his new school, and what is Ed's response to this?

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

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

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