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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. How old was Dante when he threw out all of his father's papers?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

2. What does Dante give Ari to read in Section 2, Chapter 4?
(a) Essays.
(b) Comic book.
(c) A novel.
(d) Book of poems.

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

4. Why is Dante mad at Ari at the beginning of Section 2, Chapter 4?
(a) Because Ari didn't come to his house.
(b) Because Ari hasn't been going to the pool.
(c) Because Ari hasn't called him.
(d) Because Ari missed his birthday.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Section 3, Chapter 3, how does Dante get to the hospital to visit Ari?

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

3. What does the narrator pour to drink at the beginning of Section 1: Chapter 2?

4. What are Dante's favorite comics?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Ari describe his journal?

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

7. Where does Ari go for a drive with Dante and his parents in Section 1, Chapter 10 and why?

8. Why does Dante's mom want him to wear shoes?

9. When and how did Ari's mother finish her bachelor's degree?

10. Why doesn't Dante get along with his cousins?

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