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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What place does Dante really like to visit in Chicago?
(a) Museum of Science and Industry.
(b) Museum of Contemporary Art.
(c) Art Institute.
(d) Chicago Cultural Center.

2. Where are Dante and his parents driving on their way back to El Paso?
(a) New York City.
(b) Great Lakes.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Nashville.

3. At the beginning of Section 6, Chapter 1, what song does Ari have in his head?
(a) Chicago song.
(b) Song by Rush.
(c) Alice Cooper song.
(d) Song by Men at Work.

4. What days of the week does Ari work in Section 6, Chapter 1?
(a) Tuesday through Friday.
(b) Wednesday through Saturday.
(c) Monday through Friday
(d) Thursday through Sunday.

5. On Saturday afternoons in Section 6, Chapter 1, what does Ari's mother have him do?
(a) Help her with housework.
(b) Volunteer at the library.
(c) Food bank.
(d) Watch his nieces.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Ari when he last saw his brother?

2. What is Ileana's last name?

3. On the first day of school in 1987, who is the first person to ask Ari what happened to him?

4. What color is the pickup that Ari gets for his sixteenth birthday?

5. What is the name of Ari's aunt who lives in Tucson?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ari feel about summer at the beginning of Section 6?

2. Where does Dante get a job and why does he like working there?

3. What does Dante get Ari for Christmas in Section 5, Chapter 24, and what does Ari do with his gift?

4. What does Ari do when Sam and Soledad admire his truck?

5. At the end of Section 5, Chapter 20, how does Ari decide he is like and unlike his father?

6. What is Ari's new truck and what does it look like?

7. What does Ari's mother plan to do for New Year's eve?

8. How does Ari get a dog?

9. What does Ari contemplate about storms as he and his parents drive home from Tucson at the end of Section 6?

10. What does Ari tell Dante about his brother in Section 6, Chapter 4, when they drive out into the desert?

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