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

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

3. How old is Gina Navarro in Section 5, Chapter 31?

4. In Section 6, Chapter 9, what is Ari's father doing with Dante's father?

5. In Section 5, Chapter 22, what does Ari say he would rather have than drugs?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Ari get beer in Section 5, Chapter 22?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Ari get a dog?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ari becomes ill and has strange dreams. What do the dreams reveal about Ari and the things he is struggling with as he is dealing with growing up? How do the dreams symbolize the issues Ari struggles with?

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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