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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Sparrows Falling from the Sky.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Ari's father study before he was in the military?
(a) Engineering.
(b) Art.
(c) Welding.
(d) History.

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

4. In Section 1, Chapter 2, what song does the narrator mention that his mother sings frequently?
(a) Walkin' After Midnight.
(b) Faded Love.
(c) Leavin' on Your Mind.
(d) Crazy.

5. When did Buddy Holly and Richie Valens die in a plane crash?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1957.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ari's wakes in Section 2, Chapter 4, what has Dante left for him?

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

3. In Section 1, Chapter 12, what type of dog does Dante want?

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

5. In Section 1, Chapter 5, what poet does Ari read?

(see the answer key)

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