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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," what is the name of the apartment complex where Merci and Roli live?
(a) Barrington Arms.
(b) Emerald Isle Condominiums.
(c) North Hills Plaza.
(d) The J Street Apartments.

2. In "How to Transform," where does the narrator decide to spend his summer?
(a) Summer school.
(b) Lackman's factory.
(c) Pastor Jim's basketball courts.
(d) Muni's gym.

3. In "How to Transform," what does the narrator decided to do after two weeks at the gym?
(a) Pay a team captain to let him play.
(b) Quit going to the gym.
(c) Invite his father to the gym.
(d) Challenge Dante.

4. In "A Difficult Path," why does the pirate captain decide to allow the narrator to stay on board?
(a) The narrator threatens to jump overboard.
(b) She realizes the narrator is actually her daughter.
(c) The narrator can read.
(d) She feels sorry for the narrator.

5. In "Secret Samantha," what does Samantha use to recreate the Calvin and Hobbes cartoon she already used?
(a) Pieces of a pink purse she has cut up.
(b) A piece of orange construction paper.
(c) An orange thumb-print smear from Henry.
(d) A yellow post-it note.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Difficult Path," who is waiting for the Li family when they arrive at the temple?

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

3. In "Secret Samantha," where is the new girl from?

4. In "Secret Samantha," what does Samantha impulsively tell Blade her name is?

5. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn," where does Isaiah spend his free time?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles," what happens between Isaiah and Mrs. Fisher?

2. In "Secret Samantha," what is being said about Blade during her first day at the new school?

3. In "The Difficult Path," how is it that Lingsi finally learns to read?

4. In "Secret Samantha," what happens when Samantha goes to the mall with her mother to buy a gift for Blade?

5. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," what do Merci's business cards look like?

6. Explain why Tianyi in "The Difficult Path" insists that Bisi is "too plain" to trade to other pirates.

7. In "How to Transform," what role does the narrator's Mexican heritage play in the story?

8. In "Secret Samantha," what happens when Samantha goes to see the school nurse?

9. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles," what are the stories Isaiah's father has written about?

10. In "How to Transform," how does the narrator finally get into his first game?

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