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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," where does Merci go after she gets done working with her father?
(a) The gym.
(b) McDonalds.
(c) The pool.
(d) Her room.

2. In "How to Transform," what book did the narrator write a paper on?
(a) Great Expectations.
(b) Huck Finn.
(c) To Kill a Mockingbird.
(d) The House on Mango Street.

3. 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.

4. In "How to Transform," when the narrator finally gets into a game, who is he supposed to guard?
(a) Shorty.
(b) Dollar Bill.
(c) Lefty Larue.
(d) Big Walter.

5. In "A Difficult Path," why does the pirate captain decide to allow the narrator to stay on board?
(a) The narrator can read.
(b) She feels sorry for the narrator.
(c) The narrator threatens to jump overboard.
(d) She realizes the narrator is actually her daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn," where do Isaiah and his family move?

2. In "Secret Samantha," what is Samantha's favorite cartoon?

3. In "How to Transform," what advice does Dante give the narrator?

4. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," what does Merci plan to do when she grows up?

5. In "A Difficult Path," why do the Lis finally allow the narrator to be tutored?

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