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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. How does Joey's mother feel when Joey asks his questions on the day he forgets his key?

2. Where does Joey's grandmother try to lock him one day?

3. How is Joey's swallowed key eventually recovered?

4. What about himself can Joey not control?

5. Why is Joey sent to the nurse's office for the day his key is recovered?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Joey do with his key?

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

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

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

10. Why is Joey's room partially painted pink?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joey attends two different schools in this book. Please use citations from the text to compare these two schools, their methods, and their effects on Joey.

Essay Topic 2

What happened when Joey went to apologize to Maria, and why was this so surprising to Joey? How did this change his outlook on life and his condition?

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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