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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 "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," what was the name of the narrator's first crush?
(a) Margaret Mason.
(b) Lisa Castillo.
(c) Julie Anders.
(d) Melissa Williams.

2. In "Secret Samantha," who brings the new girl to class?
(a) Miss Lee.
(b) The principal.
(c) The school nurse.
(d) Her father.

3. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn," who is doing Charlie's hair when Isaiah gets home from school?
(a) Miz. Wendy at the hair salon.
(b) Miz. Penny from next door.
(c) Miz. Rita upstairs.
(d) Aunt Cindy at the hair salon.

4. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," who is Angel Carter?
(a) The school principal.
(b) The girl the narrator's in love with.
(c) A superhero.
(d) The narrator's great-aunt.

5. In "How to Transform," who takes the narrator to his father's factory to prove who he is?
(a) A cop.
(b) One of the factory's secretaries.
(c) Dante.
(d) Slim.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Difficult Path," what valuable treasure did the pirate captain take from a noble on a passenger ship?

2. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what is the name of the team they play?

3. How old is the narrator when she learns to read?

4. In "How to Transform," how far out is the narrator's jumper pure now?

5. What is first prize for the story writing contest in "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn"?

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