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

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

3. In Section 5, Chapter 25, what does Dante say that Ari got him for Christmas?

4. In Section 5, Chapter 25, how many hours does Ari work on the day after Christmas?

5. What color is the pickup that Ari gets for his sixteenth birthday?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who is Ileana?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ari doesn't think he is a hero for saving Dante. Why do some people think Ari is a hero? Why doesn't Ari think he is a hero? How are Ari's feelings about being a hero related to his self-esteem issues?

Essay Topic 2

Ari and Dante are both named after famous people. What do the names reveal about the boys and about their parents? Do the names help shape the boys' personalities?

Essay Topic 3

Ari's father teaches him to drive. What does Ari learn about himself and his father because of the lessons and how does he feel about that revelation?

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