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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," how old is Merci?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 10.

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

4. In "How to Transform," what advice does Dante give the narrator?
(a) Find the "baddest dude" in the gym and challenge him (19).
(b) Play harder on defense than on offense.
(c) Take a long shot as soon as he steps on the court to show how well he can shoot.
(d) Try to become a coach as soon as possible so he can be in charge.

5. In "The Difficult Path," the tutor says that there are three joys in life: health, a clear conscience, and what?
(a) Rewarding work.
(b) The chance to see the ocean.
(c) Living to an old age.
(d) Teaching those who are worthy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn," how old is Isaiah's little sister?

2. In "A Difficult Path," what gets accidentally thrown overboard?

3. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn," what hair style does Charlie get?

4. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," what is the narrator's nickname?

5. In "Secret Samantha," what does Miss Lee tell the class they must become instead of Chistmas elves?

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