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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 Gina Navarro in Section 5, Chapter 31?

2. Where does Ari drive his parents after he gets his license?

3. What place does Dante really like to visit in Chicago?

4. In Section 6, Chapter 8, who does Dante meet at work that goes to Ari's school?

5. In Section 5, Chapter 25, what does Dante say that Ari got him for Christmas?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Ari's mother do icebreakers with her students on the first day of school?

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

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

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

8. How does Mrs. Quintana look different to Ari in Section 6, Chapter 2?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ari is not content with his life in Section 1. Why does Ari think that his life is someone else's idea, and why is that a major problem in his life?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Ari and Dante are both named after famous people. What do the names reveal about the boys and about their parents? Do the names help shape the boys' personalities?

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