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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 did Ari get for his birthday when he was in the sixth grade?

2. What does Dante wear when he comes to see Ari in Section 2, Chapter 4?

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

4. In Section 2, Chapter 11, how long do Ari and his mother have to wait at the doctor's office?

5. Where did Dante's parents meet?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is Dante's father like?

6. How does Ari describe his family?

7. Why doesn't Dante get along with his cousins?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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