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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 does Joey do when Ed says his mother is part of his problem?

2. What is Ed's nickname?

3. What does Joey's mother get defensive about when he tells her what Ed said on his first day at the new school?

4. Why can't Joey's mother see his bus off to the new school?

5. What is Joey's mother's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Ms. Maxy do after the accident with another classmate that caused Joey's feelings to be hurt?

2. What negative thing does Ed say about Joey's mother?

3. What does Ed tell Joey when they first meet?

4. What secret does Joey share with the school nurse?

5. What does Maria's father say about Joey's mother?

6. Why does Joey's mother cry the entire time she is talking with the principal about Joey's accident with Maria?

7. What is Joey's first request at his new school, and what is Ed's response to this?

8. How does Joey hurt another classmate?

9. What was Joey doing just before he hurt one of his classmates?

10. What is Joey's punishment for hurting one of his classmates?

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

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

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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