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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 is Ari looking for when he finds a large brown envelope with his brother's name on it?
2. At the end of Section 5, Chapter 19, who does Ari decide he is like on the inside?
3. Where are Dante and his parents driving on their way back to El Paso?
4. On Saturday afternoons in Section 6, Chapter 1, what does Ari's mother have him do?
5. In Section 4, Chapter 7, who does Ari dream that he runs over with his new pickup?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Ari dream in Section 4, Chapter 7?
2. At the end of Section 4, Chapter 9, what does Ari think he might do when he grows up?
3. How does Ari feel about summer at the beginning of Section 6?
4. What does Dante write and tell Ari is his favorite painting and why does he like that painting?
5. Where does Dante get a job and why does he like working there?
6. What does Ari do after he gets his license in Section 5, Chapter 21?
7. Who is Ileana?
8. Why does Ari's mother do icebreakers with her students on the first day of school?
9. What is Ari's new truck and what does it look like?
10. How do Gina and Susie find out the truth about Ari's injuries in Section 6, Chapter 8?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Section 6, Ari has a lot of anger he is holding inside. Why is Ari so angry and how does his anger affect his relationship with his father and with Dante?
Essay Topic 2
Ari's relationship with Dante changes in the novel. How does their relationship change, and how do those changes relate to experiences they share and their growing maturity?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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