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Benjamin Alire SáenzA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Part 1, Chapters 1-6
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1.1987 in El Paso, Texas (Part 1, Chapter 1)
2. A food bank (Part 1, Chapter 2)
3. Three (Part 1, Chapter 3)
4. A television (Part 1, Chapter 4)
Short Answer
1. “The Different Rules of Summer” is a quote that comes from Chapter 2, when Ari says that he loves the different rules of summer while his mother “endured them.” Practically speaking, it refers to how summer is a time when Ari is free from the confines of school; more symbolically, it alludes to the fact that Ari is seeking a different way of living, one that shirks convention. (Part 1, Chapters 1-6)
2. He calls him “funny and focused and fierce.” He also sees Dante as someone who is full of mystery. While Ari feels like a “fraud,” he sees Dante as open and confident. Dante seems to be opening up a new world for Ari, and Ari feels alive inside of Dante’s world. (Part 1, Chapters 1-6)
Part 1, Chapters 7-12
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