View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What branch of service was Ari's father in?
(a) Marines.
(b) Air Force.
(c) Army.
(d) Navy.

2. After Ari's comes home from the hospital, how often does it rain?
(a) Every other day.
(b) Every afternoon.
(c) Every morning.
(d) A couple times a week.

3. What medicine does Ari's mother give him in Section 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Aspirin.
(b) Vicks vapor rub.
(c) Cough syrup.
(d) Tylenol.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Dante's parents meet?

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

3. In his journal, what does Ari write that he'd really like for his 16th birthday?

4. In Section 1, Chapter 5, how does Dante play music?

5. What is Dante's mother's nickname?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ari feel when he awakes at the beginning of Section 2, Chapter 1?

2. What did Dante used to call himself and why did he quit using that nickname?

3. How does Ari describe his family?

4. How often does Ari's father visit Ari when he is in the hospital and what do they do together?

5. What is Dante's father like?

6. What rules does Ari want Dante to follow in Section 3, Chapter 3?

7. What does Dante give Ari's dad and how does his dad accept the gift?

8. Why doesn't Ari ask his father questions and how does he learn who is father is without asking questions?

9. What do Ari and Dante's families do together before the Quintanas leave?

10. How does Dante feel about a dead bird in Section 1, Chapter 12?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 760 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample