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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what type of cereal did Jarrett have for breakfast?
(a) Lucky Charms.
(b) Fruit Loops.
(c) Cheerios.
(d) Franken Berry.

2. Who became Jarrett's legal guardian?
(a) Lynn.
(b) Shirley.
(c) Joe.
(d) Holly.

3. What surprised Jarret in Chapter 2 when he slept over at his grandparents' house one night?
(a) That he had plenty of blankets.
(b) That there were no strangers there.
(c) That he did not have any nightmares.
(d) That they fixed him breakfast.

4. What issues were there with Jarrett's birth?
(a) Umbilical cord was around his neck.
(b) He had a hernia.
(c) He was breech.
(d) He had trouble breathing.

5. When would Jarrett's grandmother get verbally abusive in Chapter 4?
(a) When she was drunk.
(b) When she was tired.
(c) When she was under stress.
(d) When her daughters were irritating her.

6. Where did Joe tell Jarrett that his mother had been in Chapter 4 and why Jarrett had not seen her?
(a) Super max prison.
(b) Probation.
(c) Half-way house.
(d) Jail.

7. What did the preschool teacher ask the class to draw?
(a) Houses.
(b) Yards.
(c) Pets.
(d) Families.

8. Where would Joe go sometimes before coming home from work?
(a) Restaurant.
(b) To see Leslie.
(c) Bar.
(d) Football game.

9. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what did Jarrett tell his mother he wanted to do when he grew up?
(a) Be a policeman.
(b) Build her a house.
(c) Marry her.
(d) Be a fireman.

10. In Chapter 2, where did Jarrett and his mother go shopping?
(a) Plymouth Mall.
(b) Worcester Mall.
(c) Auburn Mall.
(d) Williamsburg Mall.

11. In Chapter 4, who was in the second dream that Jarrett remembered?
(a) His mother.
(b) His grandparents.
(c) Holly.
(d) Lynn.

12. What grade was Joe in when he met Shirley?
(a) Senior.
(b) Sophomore.
(c) Freshman.
(d) Junior.

13. Where did Leslie see the name that she gave her baby?
(a) In a newspaper ad.
(b) On the side of a truck.
(c) Billboard.
(d) In a novel.

14. In the Prologue, what are a grandfather and his grandson doing in the cemetery?
(a) Learning to drive.
(b) Putting flowers on graves.
(c) Trimming weeds.
(d) Mowing the grass.

15. What color carpet is in Jarrett's room at his grandparents' house?
(a) Blue.
(b) Cream.
(c) Brown.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Prologue, what color are thought bubbles when Jarrett is thinking to himself, but not speaking aloud?

2. What noise did Jarrett make when he was walking behind his mother and a boyfriend in Chapter 2?

3. Whose bedroom did Jarrett take when he lived with his grandparents?

4. Who was the only person that Jarrett told about his mom being a drug addict?

5. Where did Joe's parents immigrate from?

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