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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. Who does Joey hope to see while in Pittsburgh?

2. What advice does Joey get about moving forward?

3. What does Joey feel inspired to do after listening to Mrs. Cole?

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

5. Why does Joey hope to find the severed nose of his classmate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ed say when Joey redials his mother's phone number compulsively on his first day at the new school?

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

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

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

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

6. What does Joey do when he needs a break at his new school?

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

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

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

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

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

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 3

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

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