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

2. In "Main Street," what does Celeste tell the narrator she should never do?
(a) Touch her hair.
(b) Punch her arm.
(c) Come to her house without calling first.
(d) Walk alone at night.

3. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," what subject is the quiz about?
(a) Fractions.
(b) Mitosis.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) The moon landing.

4. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," who is the narrator's best friend?
(a) Herve.
(b) Michael.
(c) Shannon.
(d) Louis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what message does the narrator get at school?

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

3. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," why is the narrator writing it?

4. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what does the narrator's father always seem to say?

5. In "Flying Lessons," what one activity do Santosh and his grandmotther do together?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Main Street," what has happened to the narrator's mother?

2. In "Choctaw Bigfoot," what does the narrator's mother tell him about his uncle?

3. In "Main Street," how is it that Celeste came to live in Peterborough?

4. In "Flying Lessons," what does Santosh say is his "deal with the devil"?

5. In "Main Street," what is the relationship like between the narrator and Celeste?

6. How are the Choctaw involved in "Choctaw Bigfoot"?

7. In "Flying Lessons," why has the grandmother brought Santosh to Europe?

8. How did the narrator get her nickname?

9. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what does the dad teach his son's team?

10. In "Seventy-Six Dollars," how does Monk imagine he got superpowers?

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