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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ari feel the morning after burying the sparrow?
(a) He has a fever.
(b) He has a sore throat.
(c) He is very tired.
(d) He has a bad headache.

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

3. What does Dante read to Ari in Section 2, Chapter 6?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Comic book.
(c) Newspaper.
(d) Magazine.

4. In Section 1, Chapter 2, what song does the narrator mention that his mother sings frequently?
(a) Faded Love.
(b) Leavin' on Your Mind.
(c) Crazy.
(d) Walkin' After Midnight.

5. In Section 1, Chapter 2, what type of meeting is the narrator's mom preparing a lunch for?
(a) Co-workers.
(b) Exercise-and-diet-lady-friends.
(c) Family.
(d) Catholic-Church-lady-friends.

6. What does Dante bring Ari when he visits in Section 3, Chapter 3?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Poetry books.
(d) The Grapes of Wrath and War and Peace.

7. How long after the accident does Ari go to the doctor's office to get new casts and x-rays?
(a) 8 weeks.
(b) 5 weeks and 4 days.
(c) 4 weeks.
(d) 3 weeks and 2 days.

8. In Section 1, Chapter 5, how does Dante play music?
(a) Cassettes.
(b) Record player.
(c) Radio.
(d) Television.

9. When Ari is in the hospital, how many times does Dante visit him after Ari regains consciousness?
(a) Once.
(b) Twice.
(c) 3-4 times a week.
(d) Several times a week.

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

11. Why is Ari happy at the end Section 2, Chapter 2?
(a) He is able to get out of bed.
(b) Dante comes to see him.
(c) His father tells Ari something about himself.
(d) He gets to eat solid food.

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

13. In Section 3, Chapter 5, what does Ari tell his father he is searching for in his dreams?
(a) Dante.
(b) His brother.
(c) His father.
(d) His legs.

14. What pain medicine is Ari getting at the beginning of Section 3, Chapter 1?
(a) Tramadol.
(b) Morphine.
(c) Dilaudid.
(d) Hydrocodone.

15. In Section 3, Chapter 2, how long does Ari's surgeon want him to be in casts above his knees?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 6 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Section 1, Chapter 5, what poet does Ari read?

2. In Section 2, Chapter 11, how long do Ari and his mother have to wait at the doctor's office?

3. What does Ari dream about at the beginning of Section 2, Chapter 1?

4. What does Dante read aloud to Ari in Section 3, Chapter 7?

5. After Ari's comes home from the hospital, how often does it rain?

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