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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 was the mascot for Jarrett's high school?

2. What did Jarrett and his friend pay for alcohol in Chapter 7?

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

4. In Chapter 5, what was the name of Jarrett's girlfriend?

5. What type of music was played during Jarrett's comic book class?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jarrett say his grandfather's factory and working there?

2. What did Leslie say about Jarrett's father writing to him?

3. What was going to be the culmination of the comic book class?

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 7, how did Jarrett feel about seeing his mother with a boyfriend, and why?

8. What industry did Joe revolutionize?

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

10. In Chapter 8, where did Jarrett volunteer that he said changed his life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Leslie would like to be a better mother, but the choices she makes interferes with her desire to be a better mother. How are Leslie’s intentions different from her actions? What does the author communicate about the difference between intentions and actions?

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