View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Main Street," what instrument does Celeste play?
(a) Saxophone.
(b) Piano.
(c) Drums.
(d) Flute.

2. In "Flying Lessons," what does Nani do to introduce Santosh to the boy at the beach?
(a) She pours water all over him.
(b) She faints in his lap.
(c) She undresses.
(d) She does a cartwheel.

3. In "Main Street," how old will the narrator be in a week?
(a) 10.
(b) 18.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

4. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," how does the narrator say you know you are with family?
(a) The can just look at each other and know what they are thinking.
(b) No one can get along.
(c) They laugh at the same jokes.
(d) The all wear the same kinds of clothes.

5. What is unusual about how "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents" is told?
(a) It is a love letter written to a girl.
(b) It uses pictures, no words.
(c) It is told as a tall tale by the narrator's uncle.
(d) It is told in verse.

6. In "Main Street," what has the narrator lost?
(a) Her bike.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her arm.
(d) Her teddy bear.

7. In "Main Street," how old is the narrator when she first meets Celeste?
(a) 3.
(b) 9.
(c) 25.
(d) 16.

8. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what does the team vote to do after the game?
(a) To disband.
(b) To become an actual team.
(c) To make the narrator's dad a coach.
(d) To go for pizza.

9. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," the story is about Oklahoma, but where is it being told?
(a) Pasadena, Texas.
(b) Raleigh, North Carolina.
(c) Los Angeles, California.
(d) Cleveland, Ohio.

10. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what can the narrator's father not do well?
(a) Dunk.
(b) Dial a phone.
(c) Dance.
(d) Use a wheelchair.

11. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," what does the narrator's mom always say about Uncle Kenneth?
(a) He tells the best stories of anyone in the family.
(b) He is the wisest of her relatives.
(c) He never shows up on time.
(d) You cannot believe a word he says.

12. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," who is the narrator's best friend?
(a) Arnold B.
(b) James S.
(c) Bobby J.
(d) Nicky G.

13. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," who is Justin?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Angel's brother.
(c) Angel's boyfriend.
(d) The narrator's younger brother.

14. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," what does Angel keep thinking she needs to do?
(a) Run away.
(b) Pee.
(c) Hit the narrator.
(d) Kiss the narrator.

15. In "Flying Lessons," how old is the boy Santosh meets?
(a) 13.
(b) 11.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," what keeps the family in the story from being injured?

2. In "Main Street," How did Celeste come to live in the town of Peterborough?

3. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," where does the uncle's story take place?

4. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," how is the narrator changed?

5. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," where did the narrator meet his first crush?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 535 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample