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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. On Saturday afternoons in Section 6, Chapter 1, what does Ari's mother have him do?

2. How old was Ari when he last saw his brother?

3. How often did Ari's mother and aunt write one another throughout the years?

4. How does Ari greet Mrs. Quintana in Section 6, Chapter 9?

5. Where does Dante get a job?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Gina and Susie react when Ari tells them how he got hurt?

2. How does Mrs. Quintana look different to Ari in Section 6, Chapter 2?

3. At the end of Section 4, Chapter 9, what does Ari think he might do when he grows up?

4. Why does Ari's mother do icebreakers with her students on the first day of school?

5. What does Dante write and tell Ari is his favorite painting and why does he like that painting?

6. How do Gina and Susie find out the truth about Ari's injuries in Section 6, Chapter 8?

7. What does Ari dream in Section 4, Chapter 7?

8. What is Ari's new truck and what does it look like?

9. What does Ari do in January, February, March, and April 1988?

10. What does Ari do when he finds an envelope with his brother's name on it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gina and Susie frustrate Ari when they are first introduced in the novel. How does Ari's relationship change with the girls and why does it change so dramatically?

Essay Topic 2

Ari almost feels pain when he sees how much his mother loves him. Why is it so difficult for Ari to accept love from anyone and why is love painful for him?

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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