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

2. How old is the drunk that Ari gets to buy him a six-pack?

3. Where does Ari drive his parents after he gets his license?

4. What days of the week do Ari and his father go for Ari's driving lessons?

5. Who does Ari let drive his truck in Section 6, Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Ari ask Gina and Susie to do with him in Section 5, Chapter 31?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dante's mother doesn't want him looking like a poor Mexican. What does Dante do that makes his mother think people will believe he is a poor Mexican, and why does it bother her so much that her son would be viewed as poor and Mexican?

Essay Topic 2

Ari says that the summer sun is not meant for boys like him. What are boys like him meant for and why?

Essay Topic 3

Ari has mixed feelings about Dante's move to Chicago. What does Ari feel about Dante moving away and why he is conflicted about the move? Do his concerns about the move come true?

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