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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who watches Joey most of the time?

2. What medicine is Joey given when he swallows his key?

3. What cartoon character does Joey compare himself to?

4. What about himself can Joey not control?

5. Why is Joey's room painted pink?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joey's mother find out about his first visit to the Special Education room?

2. What calmed Joey down while on the field trip?

3. What does Joey do when he gets bored with the Big Quiet Chair?

4. Why does Joey say he depends on his mother?

5. What does Joey's mother get upset about after Harold's party?

6. Why did Joey's grandmother choose to leave?

7. Where did Joey's grandmother go, and how does she feel about it?

8. What are some of the ways Joey's grandmother was physically abusive?

9. What does Joey do with his key?

10. What is Joey not allowed to do on the field trip, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Joey learn from Ed, and how do these pieces of advice change his efforts to overcome his condition?

Essay Topic 2

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

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