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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," who is doing Charlie's hair when Isaiah gets home from school?
(a) Miz. Rita upstairs.
(b) Aunt Cindy at the hair salon.
(c) Miz. Penny from next door.
(d) Miz. Wendy at the hair salon.

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

3. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn," what bad habit does Charlie have?
(a) She rolls her eyes.
(b) She watches too much TV.
(c) She sucks her fingers.
(d) She picks her nose.

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) The all wear the same kinds of clothes.
(c) No one can get along.
(d) They laugh at the same jokes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Difficult Path," what condition does the narrator's mother set when she sells her?

2. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what does the narrator's father do now?

3. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what else does the narrator's father teach the team?

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

5. In "Main Street," what treat does Celeste like?

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