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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 worries Ms. Maxy most when Joey gets cut?

2. Who tells Joey where his grandmother went when she left?

3. Who helps get Joey's medication changed?

4. What cartoon character does Joey compare himself to?

5. What does Joey say his mother understands about him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Joey do for his mother as her own medication?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Joey wish he could be?

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

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

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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