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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many nieces and nephews does Ari have?

2. In Section 3, Chapter 2, how long does Ari's surgeon want him to be in casts above his knees?

3. How does Ari feel the morning after burying the sparrow?

4. What pain medicine is Ari getting at the beginning of Section 3, Chapter 1?

5. Where does Ari go to high school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What did Ari receive for his birthday when he was in sixth grade and how did the presents work out for him?

7. What is Dante's father like?

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

9. Why does Ari like the drawing of the chair that Dante creates for him?

10. How does Ari describe his surgeon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ari's father teaches him to drive. What does Ari learn about himself and his father because of the lessons and how does he feel about that revelation?

Essay Topic 2

Ari's family is very different from Dante's family. How are the two families alike and unalike and how does that affect each boy's perception of the world around him?

Essay Topic 3

Ari does not drink and drive. Does Ari refrain from drinking and driving because of his mother's rules or for another reason?

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