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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 5, Chapter 30, what is the ratio of Dante letters to Ari letters?

2. In Section 5, Chapter 26, what does Ari do for New Year's eve?

3. Who is Ari's English teacher in 1987?

4. How many classes does Dante's father teach in Chicago?

5. In Section 6, Chapter 11, where does Ari's father want to go?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ari do when Sam and Soledad admire his truck?

2. What does Ari contemplate about storms as he and his parents drive home from Tucson at the end of Section 6?

3. What does Ari tell Dante about his brother in Section 6, Chapter 4, when they drive out into the desert?

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

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

6. What does Dante get Ari for Christmas in Section 5, Chapter 24, and what does Ari do with his gift?

7. At the end of Section 5, Chapter 20, how does Ari decide he is like and unlike his father?

8. Who is Ileana?

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

10. What do Dante and Ari do together when they drive out to the desert in Section 6, Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ari does not drink and drive. Does Ari refrain from drinking and driving because of his mother's rules or for another reason?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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