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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Sparrows Falling from the Sky.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Dante's favorite comics?
(a) Superman.
(b) Spider-Man.
(c) Incredible Hulk.
(d) Batman.

2. What is Dante's mother's nickname?
(a) Chole.
(b) Binky.
(c) Sole.
(d) Maya.

3. What did Ari want his father to do with him when he was six or seven?
(a) Play with him.
(b) Throw a football with him.
(c) Read to him.
(d) Throw a baseball with him.

4. Why is Dante mad at Ari at the beginning of Section 2, Chapter 4?
(a) Because Ari didn't come to his house.
(b) Because Ari missed his birthday.
(c) Because Ari hasn't called him.
(d) Because Ari hasn't been going to the pool.

5. In Section 1, Chapter 11, what do Ari and Dante throw in a game they make up to play together?
(a) Tennis shoes.
(b) Sticks.
(c) Marbles.
(d) Stones.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ari say he used to like to hang out with before they moved away in Section 1, Chapter 4?

2. What does the narrator's mother's occupation in Section 1, Chapter 2?

3. How does Ari feel the morning after burying the sparrow?

4. In Section 1, Chapter 1, What is playing on the radio?

5. In Section 2, Chapter 7, how old is Ari in his dream where he is holding his brother's hand?

(see the answer key)

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