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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 Ed say causes Joey's fears?

2. How does Maria's father respond to Joey's attempts to make it up to Maria?

3. What is Joey's new slogan about families?

4. What does Charlie do when Joey sits next to him?

5. How does Joey's mother feel while he tells her what Ed said?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What do Joey and his mother do to entertain themselves on the trip to Pittsburgh?

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

6. What does Joey's mother ask of Joey when they are sitting in the car eating their fast food?

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

8. What does Joey gain from sneaking out with the gifted students when he has a substitute?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Joey learn from Ed, and how do these pieces of advice change his efforts to overcome his condition?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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