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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 are boys shooting with a BB gun in Section 1, Chapter 12?
(a) Mice.
(b) Birds.
(c) Prairie dogs.
(d) Rabbits.

2. What does Dante want to do when he comes to see Ari in Section 2, Chapter 4?
(a) Sketch Ari.
(b) Go for a walk.
(c) Play a game.
(d) Read.

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

4. What type of candy does Ari buy in Section 1, Chapter 9?
(a) PayDay.
(b) Hershey bar.
(c) Licorice.
(d) Jelly beans.

5. Why is Ari happy at the end Section 2, Chapter 2?
(a) His father tells Ari something about himself.
(b) Dante comes to see him.
(c) He gets to eat solid food.
(d) He is able to get out of bed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator's mother's occupation in Section 1, Chapter 2?

3. In Section 2, Chapter 11, how long do Ari and his mother have to wait at the doctor's office?

4. How old is the narrator in Section 1, Chapter 1?

5. What did Ari want his father to do with him when he was six or seven?

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