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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 does Dante wear when he comes to see Ari in Section 2, Chapter 4?

2. In Section 1, Chapter 2, what type of meeting is the narrator's mom preparing a lunch for?

3. In Section 1, Chapter 10, what do Dante and his Dad sing along to on a drive to the desert?

4. In Section 1, Chapter 1, What is playing on the radio?

5. What is Ari's first name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ari feel when he awakes at the beginning of Section 2, Chapter 1?

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

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

4. How does Ari describe his surgeon?

5. What do Ari and Dante's families do together before the Quintanas leave?

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

7. What is the first thing that Ari dreams in Section 2, Chapter 1?

8. What high schools do Ari and Dante attend and why?

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

10. What did Dante used to call himself and why did he quit using that nickname?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ari's family is very different from Dante's family. How are the two families alike and unalike and how does that affect each boy's perception of the world around him?

Essay Topic 2

Ari has a long recovery. How does Ari's recovery affect Ari and his relationships with Dante and Dante's family? Are the effects more positive or negative?

Essay Topic 3

Ari almost feels pain when he sees how much his mother loves him. Why is it so difficult for Ari to accept love from anyone and why is love painful for him?

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