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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Dante's mother's nickname?
(a) Sole.
(b) Maya.
(c) Chole.
(d) Binky.

3. What does the narrator pour to drink at the beginning of Section 1: Chapter 2?
(a) Chocolate milk.
(b) Milk.
(c) Orange juice.
(d) Apple juice.

4. Where is Dante wearing a cast in Section 3, Chapter 1?
(a) Left arm.
(b) Left leg.
(c) Right ankle.
(d) Right wrist.

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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ari's father study before he was in the military?

2. How old was Dante when he threw out all of his father's papers?

3. What is Ari's first name?

4. What does Ari name his wheelchair?

5. What is Ari's mother doing at the beginning of Section 2, Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Ari like dealing with his mother's Catholic-Church-lady friends?

2. Why doesn't Ari ask his father questions and how does he learn who is father is without asking questions?

3. What does Dante do with Ari when Dante comes over in Section 2, Chapter 4?

4. How does Ari describe his journal?

5. How does Ari describe his family?

6. What type of vehicle does Ari say he wants for his 16th birthday?

7. What does Ari discover about himself at the beginning of Section 2, Chapter 3?

8. What rules does Ari want Dante to follow in Section 3, Chapter 3?

9. Were does Ari wake up and how does he feel in Section 3, Chapter 1?

10. What is Ari's mood at the beginning of Section 1, Chapter 1?

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