Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Quizzes

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Quiz 1

1 What song is playing on the radio when Ari wakes up at the beginning of the novel?
Alone

Oh Sherrie

My Sharona

La Bamba
2 Why doesn't Ari want to go with his mother's church group?
He's avoiding church because he finds it too prescriptive

He feels like people don't see him as he truly is

He doesn't like the women in the church group

His older brother never went to church, so he doesn't understand why he has to
3 What does Ari's feelings about his t-shirt tell us about the relationship between him and his dad?
His father doesn't share much with him, but loves him

His father is kind of absent in his life, but understands him

His father doesn't like giving gifts, but he does understand him

His father doesn't really understand him, but loves him
4 What is particularly important about Ari's birth order for Ari?
He is the youngest by over a decade

He is the youngest of four

He has two older sisters

He has an older brother
5 Why does Ari feel awkward about the shower at the pool?
He doesn't like showering in public places

He doesn't like being naked in public places

Being around other people in that setting makes him feel alone

Being around other boys has always felt weird for him
6 How do Ari and Dante meet?
Ari sees Dante swimming and asks him to teach him how to swim

Dante offers to teach Ari how to swim

Dante asks if he can swim with Ari

Dante offers to learn how to swim alongside Ari
7 What makes the boys laugh about their initial introduction
Their vastly different interests

Their names both being unusual

Their general awkwardness

Their inability to swim
8 What is NOT a word that can be used to describe Dante?
Focused

Fierce

Funny

Flawless
9 What's different about Dante for Ari from the start?
He understands Dante

Dante is very worldly

Dante frustrates him, but in a good way

He finds Dante very funny
10 Why does Ari think his father told him to join the Boy Scouts?
Because he needed survival skills

Because his brother did it as a kid

To carry on a family tradition

To prevent him from getting into trouble
11 What strikes Ari about Sam, Dante's father, throughout their meeting?
How strict he is with Dante

How affectionate he is with Dante

How intimidating he is

How funny he is
12 What does the time spent in Dante's room prove to Ari?
That Dante is truly his friend

That poetry is boring

That he loves to read

That he can have fun without talking to others
13 Why does Ari feel like Dante is more like an adult than a teenager?
Because of how many words he knows

Because of how good his manners are

Because he gives excellent gifts

All of these
14 What emotion do Dante and Ari both share that they feel during their conversation at Ari's house?
Frustration

Fear

Shame

Joy
15 What do Dante's parents tell him not to be ashamed of (that is mentioned in the first section)?
Being gay

Being Mexican

Being in love with Ari

Being an intellectual
16 What does Dante's gift to the Mendozas open up to Ari?
An interest in painting

A love for art

A piece of his father's past

A piece of his mother's past
17 What does Dante absolutely hate to do?
Swim

Ride the bus

Wear shoes

Run
18 In the scene with the sparrow, what makes Dante angry?
That the boys were bullying the sparrow

That the boys were being rude

That the boys were making a lot of noise

That the boys were bullying Ari
19 In the scene with the sparrow, what makes Ari angry?
That the boys were bullying Dante

That the boys were being rude

That the boys were bullying the sparrow

That the boys were making a lot of noise
20 What is revealed after the incident with the sparrow?
That Dante doesn't like to be "hard"

That Ari doesn't like to be "hard"

That Ari is "harder" than Dante

That Dante is "harder" than Ari thought
21 What happens to Ari after they bury the sparrow?
He gets the flu

His aunt dies

He gets a job

He gets hit by a car
22 What does Ari mean when he says he's looking for his dad?
His dad is absent from his life most of the time

He wants his father to open up

He was looking for him to ask him if he could have a truck

In the dream he couldn't find his dad
23 Why does Ari's mother think he might be pressing her about the kids she teaches at school?
Because he doesn't like kids his age

Because he's jealous

Because he wants to be a teacher

Because he wants to see if any of the kids know Dante
24 What throws Ari off about the sketch of the rocking chair?
How well it captures his feelings

How well it's done

How badly it's done

How badly it captures his feelings
25 What does Ari think his sisters think of him?
He thinks his sisters think that he's immature

He thinks that his sisters think he was born too late

He thinks his sisters don't like him

He thinks his sisters think he's poorly behaved

what does art mean to ari? to his father? why?

During his time in Chicago, Dante (as he reveals in his letters) frequently visits the Art Institute of Chicago, a world-class art gallery. There he becomes emotionally attached to two paintings which represent key aspects of his life:...

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What do we learn about Bernardo’s tragedy . Do you think Ari and his brother Bernardo might be similar in some ways? If so, how and in what ways?

Considering that we never see Bernardo, who is Ari's brother, in person, he is a surprisingly important character in the novel. His absence is felt strongly by Ari who feels that he is missing out on an older brother and also wants to know the...

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Why is Dante so important in the novel?

Dante differs from Ari in that he knows he is gay and although he questions whether he prefers kissing boys or kissing girls, he in his heart already knows the answer. Dante is in love with Ari but unlike his friend does not try to deny this. He...

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