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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. How many beers does Dante have at his first party?

2. What does Ari's mom say about his driving in Section 5, Chapter 20?

3. At the beginning of Section 6, Chapter 1, what song does Ari have in his head?

4. On the first day of school in 1987, who is the first person to ask Ari what happened to him?

5. In Section 4, Chapter 7, who does Ari dream that he runs over with his new pickup?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ari feel about summer at the beginning of Section 6?

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

3. What does Ari's mother plan to do for New Year's eve?

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

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

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

7. What does Ari do after he gets his license in Section 5, Chapter 21?

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

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

10. Where does Dante get a job and why does he like working there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ari is not content with his life in Section 1. Why does Ari think that his life is someone else's idea, and why is that a major problem in his life?

Essay Topic 2

Ari is afraid that Dante won't want to be friends if he really knows who Ari is. What is Ari hiding about himself and why does he think that if Dante knows who he really is, Dante won't want to be friends?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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