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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 have for dinner after his first day at the new school?

2. What advice does Joey get about moving forward?

3. What does Joey hurt another student with?

4. What does Joey try to replace the severed nose of his classmate with?

5. How does Joey tell his mother he felt during his first day at the new school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Joey used to do after his mother left him?

4. What three things does Ed promise Joey will get from the new school he is attending?

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

6. Why does Joey's mother say she was unable to come back to him sooner?

7. Why does Joey say he wants a dog?

8. Why does Joey tell his mother about his past hurts while they are traveling to Pittsburgh?

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

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

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 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

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

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