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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Difficult Path.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Difficult Path," what is unusual about the pirate ship's captain?
(a) She is still a child.
(b) She has red hair.
(c) She is American.
(d) She is a woman.

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

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

4. In "How to Transform," the first time the narrator plays well, what happens?
(a) Dante gives him a nod.
(b) Big Walter calls a foul.
(c) Dante takes his spot back.
(d) His father suddenly shows up.

5. In "How to Transform," how far out is the narrator's jumper pure now?
(a) 25 feet.
(b) 30 feet.
(c) 15 feet.
(d) 10 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Difficult Path," the tutor says that there are three joys in life: health, a clear conscience, and what?

2. In "The Difficult Path," how does the narrator come to live with the Li family?

3. In "How to Transform," who shows up at one of the narrator's first high school games?

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

5. In "How to Transform," what does Slim offer to buy the narrator?

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