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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's mother tell Joey to do when he thinks of bad things?
(a) Think of a good thing.
(b) Take a pill.
(c) Draw in the notebook.
(d) Look at her picture.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Joey hope to see while in Pittsburgh?

2. Where is Joey told to get counseling?

3. What is wrong with Charlie?

4. How does Joey feel about boarding the bus to his new school alone?

5. Why is Maria transferred to a different school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What three things does Ed promise Joey will get from the new school he is attending?

2. How does Joey hurt another classmate?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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