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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 5, what poet does Ari read?
(a) William Cowper.
(b) Joyce Kilmer.
(c) William Carlos Williams.
(d) Maya Angelou.

2. How does Ari feel the morning after burying the sparrow?
(a) He has a bad headache.
(b) He has a sore throat.
(c) He is very tired.
(d) He has a fever.

3. What are boys shooting with a BB gun in Section 1, Chapter 12?
(a) Birds.
(b) Prairie dogs.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Mice.

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

5. What does Dante wear when he comes to see Ari in Section 2, Chapter 4?
(a) Worn t-shirt and ratty jeans.
(b) Swim suit and t-shirt.
(c) Polo and khakis.
(d) Muscle shirt and jeans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ari's father's occupation?

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

3. In Chapter 3, Section 2, who does Ari say is his enemy for life?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ari describe his surgeon?

2. What type of vehicle does Ari say he wants for his 16th birthday?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is Ari's mood at the beginning of Section 1, Chapter 1?

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

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