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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sol Painting, Inc..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," what does Merci plan to do when she grows up?
(a) Be a doctor.
(b) Take over the painting business.
(c) Work in construction.
(d) Become a lawyer.

2. In "The Difficult Path," what condition does the narrator's mother set when she sells her?
(a) That her hair never be cut.
(b) That she be allowed to marry the Li's son.
(c) That she be taught to read.
(d) That she sleep on a bed made of goose feathers.

3. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," who shows up in the gym, messing up the paint job?
(a) The girls' soccer team.
(b) The school librarian.
(c) The school's mascot, a bulldog.
(d) The boys' baseball team.

4. In "How to Transform," what book did the narrator write a paper on?
(a) Great Expectations.
(b) Huck Finn.
(c) The House on Mango Street.
(d) To Kill a Mockingbird.

5. In "A Difficult Path," why do the Lis finally allow the narrator to be tutored?
(a) Their incense refuses to light.
(b) They want her to be educated before she marries their son.
(c) The tutor offers to teach her for half price.
(d) A ghost comes to Mrs. Li and insists she be taught to read.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "How to Transform," what does the narrator do each day before the gym opens?

2. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," who is Dona Rosa?

3. In "How to Transform," what advice does Dante give the narrator?

4. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," what is the name of the apartment complex where Merci and Roli live?

5. In "A Difficult Path," what does Dihan suggest they do with Bisi?

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