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

2. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," what image appears on Merci's business cards?
(a) A paintbrush.
(b) A ladder.
(c) A dog.
(d) A sun.

3. In "A Difficult Path," why does the Li family travel to the Infinite Stream temple?
(a) To convince the abbot to serve as matchmaker for Fudong.
(b) To sell the narrator to the monks there.
(c) To pray for a wife for their son Fudong.
(d) Because it is near the ocean and they will be taking a sea journey.

4. In "How to Transform," who shows up at one of the narrator's first high school games?
(a) Dante.
(b) Dollar Bill.
(c) Mr. Howe.
(d) Slim.

5. What is the setting for "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains"?
(a) A public beach.
(b) A school library.
(c) A family barbecue.
(d) An apartment in San Francisco.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," what subject is the quiz about?

2. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," what is Merci's father getting in exchange for painting the school?

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

4. In "Main Street," what does Celeste's father do?

5. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," what keeps the family in the story from being injured?

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