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

2. Where did Dante's mother go to graduate school?
(a) Berkeley.
(b) Harvard.
(c) University of Colorado.
(d) Boston U.

3. In Section 3, Chapter 5, what does Ari tell his father he is searching for in his dreams?
(a) His brother.
(b) His legs.
(c) His father.
(d) Dante.

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

5. What is Dante's mother's nickname?
(a) Maya.
(b) Sole.
(c) Chole.
(d) Binky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What branch of service was Ari's father in?

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

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

4. What is on Ari's t-shirt in Section 1, Chapter 2?

5. What did Ari's father study before he was in the military?

Short Essay Questions

1. How often does Ari's father visit Ari when he is in the hospital and what do they do together?

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

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

4. What did Dante used to call himself and why did he quit using that nickname?

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

6. How does Ari describe his surgeon?

7. How does Ari describe his journal?

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

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

10. How does Dante feel about a dead bird in Section 1, Chapter 12?

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