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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. What does Joey's mother use as her medication?

2. What does Joey do in his chair when he gets bored?

3. How did Joey sprain his ankle on the field trip?

4. What did Grandma used to pretend to be to please Joey?

5. What question does Joey ask his mother when she gets home the day he forgets his key?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Joey think he got his hyperactivity from?

3. Who was Joey abandoned by early in his life?

4. What does Joey say the worst abuse from his grandmother was?

5. What does Joey wish he could be?

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

7. What does Joey ask his mother after Harold's party, and why?

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

9. What is Joey asked to do when he first goes to Special Education?

10. Why is Joey sent to Special Education classes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What changes when Joey is given new medication, and why?

Essay Topic 2

Ms. Maxy was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

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