Joey Pigza Loses Control Flashcards
In the book “Joey Pigza loses Control”, where does Joey’s Dad take him?
Storybook Land
In the book “Joey Pigza loses Control”, what does Joey’s dad tell him that he does the best at Storybook Land?
Think
In the book “Joey Pigza loses Control”, why does Joey feel like he is two people?
Because he is a different person with his dad and a different person with his mom.
In the book “Joey Pigza loses Control”, what is Joey’s dog’s name?
Pablo
In the book “Joey Pigza loses Control”, why does Joey’s mom send him to live with is dad during the summer?
To get to know him better.
In the book “Joey Pigza loses Control”, how does Joey pierce Pablo’s ear by accident?
Joey closed his eyes and threw a dart at him.
In the book “Joey Pigza loses Control”, who is Leezy Fiddle
Joey’s dad’s girlfriend
In the book “Joey Pigza Loses Control”, what does Joey’s dad have a hard time not doing?
drinking and smoking.
In the book “Joey Pigza Loses Control”, what does Joey’s dad discover that Joey is good at
He is a very good baseball pitcher
In the book “Joey Pigza Loses Control”, what does Joey’s dad throw way that Joey needs?
His medicine patches
What makes Leezy different from Carter?
Leezy possesses a calm personality, unlike Carter.
Why is it such a special trip for Joey to see his dad?
His parents are divorced, and he is raised mostly by his mom.
What job does Joey’s mom have?
Joey’s mom works as a hairstylist.
What did Carter do to get in jail?
Carter went to jail because he cut someone’s nose off.
What sport does Joey do which his dad coaches?
Joey plays baseball, and his dad coaches the team.
What job does joey do in his baseball team?
Joey is the pitcher in his baseball team.
What is the reason that Joey is mainly taken care of by his mom?
Joey’s father is crazy and is a bad influence for his son.
Why does Grandma carry an oxogen tube around with her?
Grandma carries her oxogen tube around with her because she has a hard time breathing from smoking.
When the person at the hairstylist said that Joeys mom went to Mexico what did Joey thing she was doing?
Joey thought his mom was getting him another dog.
How did Joey and his dad get ‘Jelly Legs’?
when they went bungee jumping.
Who was Joey during pitching in his dads mind?
He is the caveman with the rock.
Where does Joey leave Pablo?
He leaves him in the glove box in the passengers seat.
When joeys mom finds Pablo were does he leave him and what does she write on the door?
She leaves him on the porch step and in red lipstick she wrote “Miss you already!”
When Joey and his dad were at Storybook Land in the dark what ride did they go on?
They went on the Bumper Cars
When Joey goes into the bathroom what does he put on his face, and why?
He puts shaving cream on his face because the Tijuana Brass tape cover had a lady on the front under a mountain of whip cream.
What does Joey do when he’s waiting for his final baseball game?
He sits in a chair then unpacks his duffel bag and packs it again and, he draws tattoos all over himself with pen
What does Joey do in the morning when his dad is asleep?
He calls his mom and when she doesn’t answer he thinks shes gone to Mexico again so he steal his dads car and tries to drive home but ends up crashing his car in the neighbors mailbox and returns his dads keys quickly.
When Joey crashes his dad’s car, what does his dad think happened?
He thinks that on the way back from Storybook Land when he pulled into the driveway he forgot to put the car in park.
When Joey’s dad is nervous what does he do?
He starts cleaning everything.
