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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 did Grandma used to pretend to be to please Joey?

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

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

4. Why is Joey not allowed to have any of the pie on his field trip?

5. How does Grandma express her hyperactivity?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Joey wish he could be?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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