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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 Joe buy a house for Leslie and Miguel to live in?

2. What did Jarrett listen to when he drove to his father's for the first time?

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

4. Who did Jarrett and Pat want to pick up on the way to a basketball game in Chapter 7?

5. What did Jarrett's fortune say in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jarrett create for his grandparents' 45th anniversary, and how did they like it?

2. What did Jarrett do with Maura and Richard when he first met his brother and sister?

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

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

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

6. What happened when Jarrett and his friends went out in Chapter 7?

7. What did Joe tell Jarrett about working in the factory?

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

9. What did Jarrett say about family at the end of Chapter 8?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jarrett and his grandfather are driving together in the Prologue. How do they switch places and take turns driving? What does the driving lesson symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

The story is told through words and drawings. How often are illustrations used in the book? How are they used to show what is happening in the text? What do illustration convey about the story, and how do they enhance the story?

Essay Topic 3

Jarrett has nightmares. What types of nightmares does Jarrett have? How old is he when he has nightmares? What do nightmares symbolize in Jarrett’s life?

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