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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. Who gives Ari a sponge bath in Section 3, Chapter 8?
2. How long does Ari have to have his arm in a cast?
3. In Section 3, Chapter 3, how does Dante get to the hospital to visit Ari?
4. What type of vehicle does Ari want when he turns 16?
5. What is the narrator's racial heritage in Section 1, Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. What rules does Ari want Dante to follow in Section 3, Chapter 3?
2. What did Ari receive for his birthday when he was in sixth grade and how did the presents work out for him?
3. How often does Ari's father visit Ari when he is in the hospital and what do they do together?
4. Why doesn't Ari ask his father questions and how does he learn who is father is without asking questions?
5. Why does Ari write in his journal that he is glad Dante is leaving for Chicago?
6. What does Dante give Ari's dad and how does his dad accept the gift?
7. Where does Ari go for a drive with Dante and his parents in Section 1, Chapter 10 and why?
8. Why does Dante's mom want him to wear shoes?
9. What did Dante used to call himself and why did he quit using that nickname?
10. What do Ari and Dante's families do together before the Quintanas leave?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout the novel Ari is looking for answers to life. What secrets does he learn, and how do they affect his life and relationships?
Essay Topic 2
Ari and his father are alone together while his mother visits an aunt. What does Ari learn about his father and his family during that time, and how does that information affect his relationship with his father?
Essay Topic 3
Ari has mixed feelings about Dante's move to Chicago. What does Ari feel about Dante moving away and why he is conflicted about the move? Do his concerns about the move come true?
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