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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. What does Dante read to Ari in Section 2, Chapter 6?

2. What does Ari name his wheelchair?

3. Why is Dante mad at Ari at the beginning of Section 2, Chapter 4?

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

5. When Ari is in the hospital, how many times does Dante visit him after Ari regains consciousness?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Ari describe his surgeon?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ari is afraid that Dante won't want to be friends if he really knows who Ari is. What is Ari hiding about himself and why does he think that if Dante knows who he really is, Dante won't want to be friends?

Essay Topic 2

Ari has a long recovery. How does Ari's recovery affect Ari and his relationships with Dante and Dante's family? Are the effects more positive or negative?

Essay Topic 3

Ari and Dante are both named after famous people. What do the names reveal about the boys and about their parents? Do the names help shape the boys' personalities?

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