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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 year did Jarrett graduate from 8th grade?

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

3. Why did Jarrett have gym class with upperclassmen his freshman year at Holy Name?

4. Where did Jarrett stop to get directions to his father's house in Chapter 8?

5. How many original drawings had to accompany Jarrett's portfolio when he applied to the school of his choice?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hey, Kiddo is a true story. Why is the story an autobiographic memoir and not a biography?

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