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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 medicine is Joey given when he swallows his key?

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

3. What is Joey given instead of the pie on the field trip?

4. What is Mrs. Jarzab's occupation?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Joey say he depends on his mother?

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

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

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

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

7. What did Joey's mother do when her husband left?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did Joey's dog symbolize, and why was it so important for Joey to get a dog?

Essay Topic 2

What were the consequences of Fran's actions, and how did she feel about them by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Where does Joey get his hyper nature, and how does the knowledge of this affect Joey in his efforts to overcome his condition?

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