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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. Where did Shirley and Joe meet?
2. What surprised Jarret in Chapter 2 when he slept over at his grandparents' house one night?
3. What did Leslie give Jarrett for Christmas in Chapter 3?
4. In Chapter 4, what was the worst thing that Leslie stole?
5. In Chapter 3, where would Jarrett play with the toy his mother gave him?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 2, what does Jarrett remember about shopping at a mall?
2. Who gained guardianship of Jarrett and why?
3. What announcement did Joe have for everyone in Chapter 4?
4. How did Jarrett's grandparents meet?
5. 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?
6. In Chapter 4, what dreams did Jarrett have in addition to the one about monsters?
7. In Chapter 1, what does Jarrett know about his parents?
8. Why would there sometimes be arguments be Shirley and Joe in the evenings in Chapter 3?
9. What was more important to Joe than high school graduation?
10. Who did Jarrett tell about his mother, and how did his friend react?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Leslie is described as a heroin addict. What problems and issues does Leslie’s addiction cause for her family? For herself? How does heroin addiction steal Leslie’s ability to have a normal life?
Essay Topic 3
Each chapter title is numbered and has a descriptive word or phrase. Are any of the chapter title spoilers? Do the titles spoil the suspense of what happens in the chapters? Do the chapter titles enhance or take away from any suspense in the book?
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