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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. Why is Joey's room painted pink?

2. What does Joey call his key?

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

4. What is the name of Joey's teacher?

5. Who watches Joey most of the time?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Where did Joey's grandmother go, and how does she feel about it?

9. Why is Joey sent to Special Education classes?

10. What does Joey wish he could be?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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