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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. How long was art class Jarrett's freshman year?

2. In Chapter 6, what contest were students in Jarrett's art class to create drawings for?

3. How many weeks was the Comic Art course?

4. Who founded Holy Name High School?

5. When Jarrett graduated from eighth grade, what teacher was retiring?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Jarrett not want his grandparents to attend the eighth grade dinner, and why did he change his mind about having them there?

2. What work did Joe do when he was a boy?

3. What did Lynn warn Jarrett about, and how did her prophecy come true?

4. In Chapter 7, what did Joe say about Jarrett getting beat up?

5. What did Joe get and put in the basement in Chapter 5, and why?

6. In Chapter 5, what did Joe offer to pay for Jarrett to attend and why?

7. What did Mark, the teacher of the comic book class, say when Jarrett brought him the book How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way?

8. What was difficult about Mother's Day for Jarrett?

9. Why did Jarrett hate Holy Name, and why did he decide not to transfer?

10. What was Jarrett's eighth grade graduation like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Krosoczka uses a cliffhanger at the end of Chapter 7. How does Krosoczka end Chapter 7? What questions are left unanswered when the chapter ends? How does the inconclusive ending affect a reader's desire to keep reading? Does a cliffhanger make readers want to keep reading or make them want to give up on a story?

Essay Topic 2

Joe is a strong influence in Jarrett’s life. What type of person is Joe, and what influences did he have in his life that made him the person that he is? How did his experiences in life help him to be a positive influence in Jarrett’s life?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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