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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. What store would Leslie shoplift from and then have her sisters return the merchandise for cash?

2. What is Aunt Helen's last name?

3. When did Joe found his factory?

4. In Chapter 3, what month did Leslie come and celebrate Jarrett's birthday early?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jarrett celebrate his birthday once with his mother?

2. In Chapter 3, what did Shirley and Joe do on weekdays when Jarrett stayed with them?

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

4. In the Prologue, where are Jarrett and his grandfather, and what are they doing?

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

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

7. Why was Joe and Shirley's marriage controversial?

8. What was one job that nearly got Joe arrested?

9. In Chapter 2, what does Jarrett remember about shopping at a mall?

10. Who gained guardianship of Jarrett and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Jarrett has a large extended family. How does Jarrett struggle with the definition of a family in preschool? What does living with his grandparents and interacting with his aunts and uncles and other extended family members teach him about family? What does Jarrett learn about family by the time he graduates from high school?

Essay Topic 3

Jarrett receives a drafting table and a pool table. Why is Jarrett given a drafting table and a pool table? What benefits does he receive from each table? What does each table symbolize?

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