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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sol Painting, Inc..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," who is Mr. Falco?
(a) The girls' soccer coach.
(b) The school's librarian.
(c) The school's guidance counselor.
(d) Merci's father's boss.

2. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," what does Merci plan to do when she grows up?
(a) Take over the painting business.
(b) Become a lawyer.
(c) Work in construction.
(d) Be a doctor.

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

4. In "A Difficult Path," why does the Li family travel to the Infinite Stream temple?
(a) To pray for a wife for their son Fudong.
(b) To convince the abbot to serve as matchmaker for Fudong.
(c) Because it is near the ocean and they will be taking a sea journey.
(d) To sell the narrator to the monks there.

5. How old is the narrator when she learns to read?
(a) 4.
(b) 12.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Difficult Path," what is unusual about the pirate ship's captain?

2. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," what has Roli suggested Merci do to get her summer reading done?

3. In "How to Transform," when the narrator finally gets into a game, who is he supposed to guard?

4. In "A Difficult Path," what is Fudong doing during their last lesson?

5. In "The Difficult Path," the tutor says that there are three joys in life: health, a clear conscience, and what?

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