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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Aunt Helen's last name?
(a) Brown.
(b) Jones.
(c) Griffeth.
(d) Cook.

2. How did giving Leslie her own apartment work?
(a) Made things better.
(b) Made things worse.
(c) Caused more fights between her and Joe.
(d) Caused more fights between her and Shirley.

3. What was in Jarrett's recurring dream in Chapter 4?
(a) Drowning.
(b) His mother walking away.
(c) Car accident.
(d) Monsters.

4. When Jarrett lived with his mom, where did Jarrett's mother take pictures of him in his Halloween costume?
(a) On the countertop.
(b) On the porch swing.
(c) On the sofa.
(d) Outside on the front step.

5. In Chapter 1, how old was Joe when he enlisted in the military?
(a) 16.
(b) 17.
(c) 18.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, when did Joe and Shirley take Jarrett to see his mother?

2. In Chapter 4, what would bite Jarrett in the third dream he remembered?

3. In Chapter 4, where did Joe tell the family they were going on a trip?

4. In Chapter 2, where did Jarrett and his mother go shopping?

5. What grade was Joe in when he met Shirley?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what does Jarrett know about his parents?

2. Who did Jarrett tell about his mother, and how did his friend react?

3. In Chapter 2, what does Jarrett say that he remembers of his time living with his mom?

4. In Chapter 3, what does Jarrett say about the bedroom he slept in at his grandparents' house?

5. In Chapter 4, what dreams did Jarrett have in addition to the one about monsters?

6. What pet did Jarrett get, and what things did he do with his pet?

7. In Chapter 2, what decisions did Leslie make that altered the relationship between her and her son?

8. What was Gates Lane School and what was it like?

9. What did Jarrett's grandparents do when he would not be satisified with their explanation that he was going to be staying with them in Chapter 2?

10. Why would there sometimes be arguments be Shirley and Joe in the evenings in Chapter 3?

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