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

2. What was the last activity that Jarrett mentioned they did on their trip?

3. On what street was Jarrett's grandparents' house?

4. Where is the only place that Grandma drives in the Prologue?

5. What did Leslie shoplift in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was more important to Joe than high school graduation?

2. What assignment did Jarrett's preschool teacher give the class, and what issue did he have with the assignment?

3. In Chapter 2, what amazed Jarrett when he slept over at his grandparents' house one night?

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

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

6. What did Jarrett's grandmother, Shirley, think when she found out her daughter, Leslie, was pregnant, and how did she change when the baby was born?

7. In Chapter 3, when and where did Jarrett get to see his mother?

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

9. How many children did Joe and Shirley have?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jarrett’s grandfather told him to let go of the ghosts in his life. What ghosts did Jarrett have in his life? How did he try to deal with the ghosts through drawing? What did he learn about facing his ghosts? How did Jarrett learn to face and deal with the ghosts in his life?

Essay Topic 2

Hey, Kiddo is the story of Krosoczka’s experiences with a mother who was a drug addict. What made Krosoczka decide that he needed to tell his story? What does he hope to achieve through his story? How does he hope his story will help people?

Essay Topic 3

Hey, Kiddo is a true story. Why is the story an autobiographic memoir and not a biography?

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