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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Section 3, Chapter 1, how often can Ari have pain medicine?
(a) Every 15 minutes.
(b) Every 3 hours.
(c) Every hour.
(d) Every 30 minutes.

2. In Section 2, Chapter 11, how long do Ari and his mother have to wait at the doctor's office?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) About an hour and a half.
(c) More than two hours.
(d) 30 minutes.

3. When is Ari's birthday?
(a) July 27.
(b) October 11.
(c) August 30.
(d) September 3.

4. What does Dante bring Ari when he visits in Section 3, Chapter 3?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Poetry books.
(c) Flowers.
(d) The Grapes of Wrath and War and Peace.

5. What does Dante give Ari to read in Section 2, Chapter 4?
(a) Essays.
(b) Book of poems.
(c) Comic book.
(d) A novel.

6. What does Ari hum after Dante apologizes in Section 3, Chapter 1?
(a) Do Re Mi.
(b) You'll Never Walk Alone.
(c) Over the Rainbow.
(d) La Bamba.

7. What does Ari's mother feed him in Section 2, Chapter 2?
(a) Rice and applesauce.
(b) Turkey broth.
(c) Vegetable broth.
(d) Chicken soup.

8. In Section 1, Chapter 2, what type of meeting is the narrator's mom preparing a lunch for?
(a) Exercise-and-diet-lady-friends.
(b) Family.
(c) Catholic-Church-lady-friends.
(d) Co-workers.

9. In Chapter 2, Section 2, how many days does Ari spend in bed?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

10. What medicine does Ari's mother give him in Section 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Tylenol.
(b) Vicks vapor rub.
(c) Cough syrup.
(d) Aspirin.

11. In Section 2, Chapter 4, how long does it take Dante to come to Ari's house after Ari calls him?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 5 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

12. How old was Dante when he threw out all of his father's papers?
(a) 11.
(b) 10.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

13. How long after the accident does Ari go to the doctor's office to get new casts and x-rays?
(a) 8 weeks.
(b) 5 weeks and 4 days.
(c) 3 weeks and 2 days.
(d) 4 weeks.

14. What is the narrator's racial heritage in Section 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Middle Eastern.
(b) Black.
(c) Italian.
(d) Mexican.

15. What does Dante read aloud to Ari in Section 3, Chapter 7?
(a) A Moveable Feast.
(b) For Whom the Bell Tolls.
(c) The Sun also Rises.
(d) A Farewell to Arms.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Mrs. Quintana expect to be away from her practice when the family goes to Chicago?

2. What is Dante's father's occupation?

3. Who gives Ari a sponge bath in Section 3, Chapter 8?

4. Why does Ari's mother cry in Section 2, Chapter 3?

5. Why is Dante mad at Ari at the beginning of Section 2, Chapter 4?

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