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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. In Section 1, Chapter 2, what type of meeting is the narrator's mom preparing a lunch for?

2. Why does Ari's mother cry in Section 2, Chapter 3?

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

4. What is Ari's first name?

5. What type of candy does Ari buy in Section 1, Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What rules does Ari want Dante to follow in Section 3, Chapter 3?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ari's father changed when he returned from the Vietnam war. How did Ari's father change and how did that affect the way that Ari's father lived his life and his relationships with his family, especially with Ari?

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 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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