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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. Why does Ari's mother cry in Section 2, Chapter 3?
(a) Because she is tired.
(b) Because Ari has been so sick.
(c) Because Ari doesn't have friends.
(d) Because she is sick.

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

3. In Section 1, Chapter 2, what type of meeting is the narrator's mom preparing a lunch for?
(a) Co-workers.
(b) Catholic-Church-lady-friends.
(c) Family.
(d) Exercise-and-diet-lady-friends.

4. In Section 1, Chapter 2, what song does the narrator mention that his mother sings frequently?
(a) Leavin' on Your Mind.
(b) Walkin' After Midnight.
(c) Crazy.
(d) Faded Love.

5. How old is the narrator in Section 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 14.
(b) 16.
(c) 17.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Ari's surgeon?

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

3. In Section 1, Chapter 10, what do Dante and his Dad sing along to on a drive to the desert?

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

5. In Chapter 2, Section 2, how many days does Ari spend in bed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the first thing that Ari dreams in Section 2, Chapter 1?

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

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

5. How does Ari describe his journal?

6. How does Ari describe his surgeon?

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

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

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

10. What is Dante's father like?

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