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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn," what kinds of movies did Isaiah and his father both like?
(a) Sports movies.
(b) Horror movies.
(c) Three Stooges movies.
(d) Kung Fu movies.

2. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what was the narrator's dad's first career?
(a) Rock musician.
(b) Pro basketball player.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Police officer.

3. In "How to Transform," what does the narrator decided to do after two weeks at the gym?
(a) Challenge Dante.
(b) Invite his father to the gym.
(c) Pay a team captain to let him play.
(d) Quit going to the gym.

4. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," what sport are the girls outside practicing?
(a) Track.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Softball.
(d) Soccer.

5. In "Secret Samantha," what does Samantha get from her Secret Santa?
(a) A makeup kit.
(b) A mood ring.
(c) Boots.
(d) A pink purse.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn," what bad habit does Charlie have?

3. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," who is Mr. Olley?

4. In "Main Street," how old is the narrator when she first meets Celeste?

5. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," what does the narrator say is the reason the uncle knows so much about Bigfoot?

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