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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 many weeks was the Comic Art course?

2. Where did Jarrett and Pat want to go and needed a ride to go to?

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

4. Where did Jarrett and his friends go drinking in Chapter 7?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, why did Joe get angry when he was reading the newspaper?

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

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

4. In Chapter 7, what did Shirley say about Christmas?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Shirley could be a kind, but abrasive person. What type of relationships does Shirley have with her husband and her children? What situations show an empathetic side to Shirley? What situations show her abrasive side? What character traits are revealed about Shirley? How would you describe Shirley and the type of person she is?

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