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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. Where are Dante and his parents driving on their way back to El Paso?

2. In Section 4, Chapter 2, what is the last class of the day for Ari?

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

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

5. What do Dante and Ari get at a burger joint at the end of Section 6, Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is Ileana?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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