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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gives Ari a sponge bath in Section 3, Chapter 8?
(a) Dante.
(b) One of Ari's sisters.
(c) Ari's mom.
(d) Ari's father.

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

3. When Ari is in the hospital, how many times does Dante visit him after Ari regains consciousness?
(a) Several times a week.
(b) Twice.
(c) 3-4 times a week.
(d) Once.

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

5. 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) Read.
(d) Play a game.

6. In Section 1, Chapter 1, What is playing on the radio?
(a) Anything is Possible.
(b) Alone.
(c) What About Love?
(d) Never.

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

8. How many nieces and nephews does Ari have?
(a) 1 niece and 1 nephew.
(b) 2 nieces and 1 nephew.
(c) 4 nieces and 6 nephews.
(d) 3 nieces and 4 nephews.

9. What is Ari's brother's name?
(a) Martine.
(b) Roberto.
(c) Bernardo.
(d) Miguel.

10. What does the narrator's mother's occupation in Section 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Librarian.
(b) High school teacher.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Middle school teacher.

11. What does Ari dream about at the beginning of Section 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Robins.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Dying.
(d) Sparrows.

12. What did Ari get for his birthday when he was in the sixth grade?
(a) Football glove and a globe.
(b) Baseball bat.
(c) Volleyball.
(d) Baseball glove and a typewriter.

13. What is the name of Ari's surgeon?
(a) Dr. Philips.
(b) Dr. Westinghouse.
(c) Dr. Charles.
(d) Dr. Mortinson.

14. Where does Ari go to high school?
(a) Cathedral.
(b) Austin.
(c) Westport.
(d) Hoover.

15. Where is Ari's brother in Section 1, Chapter 4?
(a) Prison.
(b) Peace Corps.
(c) College.
(d) Navy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Section 2, Chapter 7, how old is Ari in his dream where he is holding his brother's hand?

2. After Ari's comes home from the hospital, how often does it rain?

3. What is the narrator's racial heritage in Section 1, Chapter 2?

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

5. When did Buddy Holly and Richie Valens die in a plane crash?

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