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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Flying Lessons," what is wrong with the first beach they go to?
(a) It is a nude beach.
(b) It is fully of litter.
(c) Everyone there has a dog but Santosh.
(d) It is completely empty.

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 "Flying Lessons," who is Yamila?
(a) Santosh's mother.
(b) The boy at the beach's sister.
(c) The concierge.
(d) One of Nani's old friends.

4. In "Main Street," what kind of person does the narrator says she had never known before?
(a) Someone with red hair.
(b) An outgoing person.
(c) A Black person.
(d) A genius.

5. In "Flying Lessons," why does Nani take Santosh on the trip in the first place?
(a) She is lonely.
(b) His parents do not want him around in the summer.
(c) He wins too many awards.
(d) He needs to know more about history.

6. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," what does the uncle say is the reason he knows so much about Bigfoot?
(a) Because he learned to read before he learned to tie his own shoelaces.
(b) Because he once met Bigfoot.
(c) Because his mother read to him as a child.
(d) Because he is part Choctaw.

7. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," how does the narrator prove what he can do to Herve?
(a) He gets their teacher to cancel a quiz.
(b) He makes astounding calculations.
(c) He gets his father to show up suddenly.
(d) He wins the big game.

8. In "Flying Lessons," what is the name of the boy Santosh meets on the beach?
(a) Diego.
(b) Herve.
(c) Tomas.
(d) Lucas.

9. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," what keeps the family in the story from being injured?
(a) Parachutes.
(b) Blankets.
(c) Airbags.
(d) The fog.

10. In "Main Street," what does Celeste's father do?
(a) He dances on Broadway.
(b) He works with other people's money.
(c) He teaches rich kids to have better manners.
(d) He talks to other people about their problems.

11. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," how much is the team down at half time?
(a) 2 points.
(b) 8 points.
(c) 14 points.
(d) 20 points.

12. In "Main Street," how did the narrator get her nickname?
(a) It is connected to what happens to her mother.
(b) She loves to climb trees.
(c) It is her mother's favorite thing.
(d) Her father told her it was where babies came from.

13. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what does the narrator's dad teach the team?
(a) To use the backboard when shooting.
(b) How to be good sports.
(c) A new way to do their hair.
(d) A new fancy move for their wheel chairs.

14. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," what does the uncle finally do as the children continue asking questions?
(a) Declare the end of the story.
(b) Call his sister to take over the story.
(c) Distract them and sneak away.
(d) Admit it is all made up.

15. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," what is the narrator able to guess?
(a) How much Herve's mother spent on groceries last night.
(b) The price of Angel's new hairdo.
(c) The cost of Angel's new shoes.
(d) How much Mr. Olley spent on his new suit.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," what does the narrator claim as his prize?

2. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," where does Angel's grandmother live?

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

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

5. In "Main Street," what has the narrator lost?

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