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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Flying Lessons.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," who shows up in the gym, messing up the paint job?
(a) The school librarian.
(b) The girls' soccer team.
(c) The school's mascot, a bulldog.
(d) The boys' baseball team.

2. In "Flying Lessons," how does the narrator know his grandmother is not going to swim at the beach?
(a) She is wearing a fur coat.
(b) She told him she was not.
(c) She had a big lunch.
(d) She is wearing high heels.

3. In "Flying Lessons," who does Santosh think the boy he meets looks like?
(a) Romeo.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Little Jack Horner.
(d) Little Boy Blue.

4. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn," what hair style does Charlie get?
(a) Cornrows.
(b) Dreadlocks.
(c) Bangs.
(d) Two puffs.

5. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn," what name does Isaiah give to his father's story that he enters in the contest?
(a) Like Father, Like Son.
(b) The Isaiah Dunn Adventures.
(c) Stories from My Father.
(d) The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is happening at the beginning of the story "The Beans and Rize Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn"?

2. In "Flying Lessons," why does the grandmother have Santosh tell the boy he will see him the next day?

3. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn," where does Isaiah spend his free time?

4. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," who is Dona Rosa?

5. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," who is Mr. Falco?

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