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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. How does Joey feel when he sneaks out of class while he has a substitute teacher?
(a) Afraid.
(b) Normal.
(c) Special.
(d) Smart.

2. What goal does Joey tell the school nurse about?
(a) He wants to become a teacher.
(b) He wants to invent a better medicine for kids like him.
(c) He wants to help his mom stop drinking.
(d) He wants to do one good thing every day.

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

4. How many presents does Joey get from his mother when he goes to his new school?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ed say Joey's grandmother did to cause him problems?

2. What does Joey ask his mother for more of after his first day at the new school?

3. What kind of book does Joey's mom buy him?

4. Where is Joey told to get counseling?

5. What is Ed's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Joey go to Pittsburgh?

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

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

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

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