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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ari hum after Dante apologizes in Section 3, Chapter 1?
(a) You'll Never Walk Alone.
(b) La Bamba.
(c) Over the Rainbow.
(d) Do Re Mi.

2. What is the narrator's racial heritage in Section 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Black.
(b) Mexican.
(c) Italian.
(d) Middle Eastern.

3. Why does Dante say that he speak funny?
(a) Damaged vocal cords.
(b) Infection as a young kid.
(c) Bad cold.
(d) Allergies.

4. 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.

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

6. At the beginning of Section 3, Chapter 1, how often can Ari have pain medicine?
(a) Every 15 minutes.
(b) Every 30 minutes.
(c) Every hour.
(d) Every 3 hours.

7. Where is Dante wearing a cast in Section 3, Chapter 1?
(a) Left leg.
(b) Right wrist.
(c) Right ankle.
(d) Left arm.

8. In Section 1, Chapter 1, What is playing on the radio?
(a) Never.
(b) What About Love?
(c) Alone.
(d) Anything is Possible.

9. What does Ari dream about at the beginning of Section 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Sparrows.
(b) Dying.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Robins.

10. Where is Ari's brother in Section 1, Chapter 4?
(a) Navy.
(b) College.
(c) Prison.
(d) Peace Corps.

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

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

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

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

15. How old was Dante when he threw out all of his father's papers?
(a) 9.
(b) 10.
(c) 11.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Section 1, Chapter 2, what type of meeting is the narrator's mom preparing a lunch for?

3. Where did Dante's parents meet?

4. Why is Dante mad at Ari at the beginning of Section 2, Chapter 4?

5. When Ari wakes in Section 3, Chapter 1, how long has it been since the accident?

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