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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. Where does Joey wait for his mother to come home when he doesn't have his key?

2. Where does Joey cut himself while on a field trip?

3. Why does Joey need a key?

4. Why is Joey sent to the nurse's office for the day his key is recovered?

5. What kind of teacher is Mrs. Howard?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Joey sent to Special Education classes?

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

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

4. What does Joey sense from the mothers in the Special Education room?

5. What does Joey wish he could be?

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

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

8. Why did Joey blow out Harold's candles?

9. What good things does Joey say comes from his hyperactivity?

10. What does Joey do when he is put in the hall after being rude to his teacher?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of abuse did Joey face in his life, and how did this keep him from excelling in his life?

Essay Topic 2

What inspired Joey to make the world a better place, and why was this such an ironic part of this plot?

Essay Topic 3

Joey attends two different schools in this book. Please use citations from the text to compare these two schools, their methods, and their effects on Joey.

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