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

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

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

4. What is the narrator's racial heritage in Section 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Middle Eastern.
(b) Black.
(c) Italian.
(d) Mexican.

5. In Section 1, Chapter 10, what do Dante and his Dad sing along to on a drive to the desert?
(a) Beatles.
(b) Santana.
(c) Rolling Stones.
(d) Bob Dillon.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Section 1, Chapter 5, how does Dante play music?

2. What does Ari dream about at the beginning of Section 2, Chapter 1?

3. What does Dante wear when he comes to see Ari in Section 2, Chapter 4?

4. What are Dante's favorite comics?

5. When Ari wakes in Section 3, Chapter 1, how long has it been since the accident?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the weather like when Ari comes home from the hospital?

3. How does Ari describe his surgeon?

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

5. What do Ari and Dante's families do together before the Quintanas leave?

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

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

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

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

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

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