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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dante wear when he comes to see Ari in Section 2, Chapter 4?
(a) Swim suit and t-shirt.
(b) Worn t-shirt and ratty jeans.
(c) Muscle shirt and jeans.
(d) Polo and khakis.

2. Where did Dante's mother go to graduate school?
(a) Boston U.
(b) Berkeley.
(c) Harvard.
(d) University of Colorado.

3. What is Ari's first name?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Felipe.
(c) Pablo.
(d) Angel.

4. How much older are Ari's twin sisters than he is?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 36 months.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 4 years.

5. When did Buddy Holly and Richie Valens die in a plane crash?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1957.

6. How old is the narrator in Section 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 17.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 15.

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

8. What are boys shooting with a BB gun in Section 1, Chapter 12?
(a) Prairie dogs.
(b) Birds.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Mice.

9. In Section 2, Chapter 11, how long do Ari and his mother have to wait at the doctor's office?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) About an hour and a half.
(d) More than two hours.

10. In Section 2, Chapter 7, how old is Ari in his dream where he is holding his brother's hand?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

11. Where did Dante's parents meet?
(a) Church.
(b) Hike.
(c) Family reunion.
(d) Graduate school.

12. What does Ari's mother feed him in Section 2, Chapter 2?
(a) Vegetable broth.
(b) Turkey broth.
(c) Chicken soup.
(d) Rice and applesauce.

13. In Section 3, Chapter 3, how long does Ari think it will take him to be himself again?
(a) 5-8 weeks.
(b) 8-12 weeks.
(c) 7-10 weeks.
(d) 10-15 weeks.

14. In Section 3, Chapter 3, how does Dante get to the hospital to visit Ari?
(a) Taxi.
(b) Bus.
(c) Ari's parents.
(d) His parents.

15. How long does Ari have to have his arm in a cast?
(a) A few weeks.
(b) A month.
(c) 8 weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the date in Section 1, Chapter 1?

2. In Section 1, Chapter 7, what is on the walls of Ari's bedroom?

3. What did Ari want his father to do with him when he was six or seven?

4. Where is Ari's brother in Section 1, Chapter 4?

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

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