View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Joey's teacher?

2. What does Ms. Maxy say Joey might do someday if he can't control himself?

3. What does Joey's mother have to do before talking to Joey the day he forgets his key?

4. Who do the teachers have a meeting with to discuss handling Joey?

5. Where did Joey's Grandmother go when she left?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Joey do when he is asked to sharpen pencils?

2. What does Ms. Maxy tell Joey the problem with his plans is?

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

4. Why does Joey think his medication does not work?

5. Why is Joey's room partially painted pink?

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

7. Why is Joey sent to Special Education classes?

8. What is Joey given when he is denied a piece of pie?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happens in Pittsburgh, and why is this so substantial in Joey's life?

Essay Topic 2

How does ADHD affect this plot, and how has it changed Joey's life?

Essay Topic 3

What were the consequences of Fran's actions, and how did she feel about them by the end of the book?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 573 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample