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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the drunk that Ari gets to buy him a six-pack?

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

3. What do Dante and Ari do in the rain in Section 6, Chapter 10?

4. What year pickup does Ari get for his sixteenth birthday?

5. What did Ari's aunt leave him when she died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dante write and tell Ari is his favorite painting and why does he like that painting?

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

3. How does Ari get a dog?

4. At the end of Section 4, Chapter 9, what does Ari think he might do when he grows up?

5. What does Ari do when he finds an envelope with his brother's name on it?

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

7. What do Dante and Ari do together when they drive out to the desert in Section 6, Chapter 10?

8. How do Gina and Susie react when Ari tells them how he got hurt?

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

10. What does Ari ask Gina and Susie to do with him in Section 5, Chapter 31?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ari doesn't think he is a hero for saving Dante. Why do some people think Ari is a hero? Why doesn't Ari think he is a hero? How are Ari's feelings about being a hero related to his self-esteem issues?

Essay Topic 2

Ari almost feels pain when he sees how much his mother loves him. Why is it so difficult for Ari to accept love from anyone and why is love painful for him?

Essay Topic 3

Ari says that the summer sun is not meant for boys like him. What are boys like him meant for and why?

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