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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: The End of Summer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ari get for his birthday when he was in the sixth grade?
(a) Football glove and a globe.
(b) Baseball glove and a typewriter.
(c) Volleyball.
(d) Baseball bat.

2. What is Ari's brother's name?
(a) Miguel.
(b) Bernardo.
(c) Roberto.
(d) Martine.

3. What type of vehicle does Ari want when he turns 16?
(a) Convertible.
(b) Sports car.
(c) Low-rider car.
(d) Old pickup truck.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the narrator in Section 1, Chapter 1?

2. In Section 1, Chapter 10, what do Dante and his Dad sing along to on a drive to the desert?

3. What does Dante bring Ari when he visits in Section 3, Chapter 3?

4. What does the narrator pour to drink at the beginning of Section 1: Chapter 2?

5. How old was Dante when he threw out all of his father's papers?

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