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

2. What of his grandma's does Joey find after she leaves?

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

4. What kind of abuse does Joey's grandma use most often?

5. What does Joey like to pretend strings in the doorways are?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Joey wish he could be?

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

3. What does Joey do with his key?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Abandonment and Neglect was a major theme in this book. What are some of the main examples of this theme, and how did it affect the course of the plot.

Essay Topic 3

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

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