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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. In Section 1, Chapter 11, what do Ari and Dante throw in a game they make up to play together?
(a) Tennis shoes.
(b) Stones.
(c) Marbles.
(d) Sticks.

2. What does Ari's mother feed him in Section 2, Chapter 2?
(a) Vegetable broth.
(b) Chicken soup.
(c) Rice and applesauce.
(d) Turkey broth.

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

4. What is Ari's mother doing at the beginning of Section 2, Chapter 8?
(a) Working on lesson plans.
(b) Ironing.
(c) Cleaning out cabinets.
(d) Cooking.

5. In Section 3, Chapter 5, how often does Ari's father visit him in the hospital?
(a) 5 times a week.
(b) Twice a day.
(c) Every morning.
(d) Every evening.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ari happy at the end Section 2, Chapter 2?

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

3. How long does Mrs. Quintana expect to be away from her practice when the family goes to Chicago?

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

5. At the beginning of Section 3, Chapter 1, how often can Ari have pain medicine?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Ari describe his journal?

3. Why does Ari write in his journal that he is glad Dante is leaving for Chicago?

4. What does Dante give Ari's dad and how does his dad accept the gift?

5. What did Ari receive for his birthday when he was in sixth grade and how did the presents work out for him?

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

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

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

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

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

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