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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.," who is Mr. Falco?
(a) Merci's father's boss.
(b) The girls' soccer coach.
(c) The school's guidance counselor.
(d) The school's librarian.

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

3. Why does Merci get so angry at her father?
(a) For making her work all summer painting.
(b) For insisting she keep up with her summer reading.
(c) For not standing up to the girls's soccer team.
(d) For refusing to let her go to the same school as Roli.

4. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," what is Merci's father getting in exchange for painting the school?
(a) $5,000.
(b) Merci's tuition.
(c) Custody of Merci and Roli.
(d) A plaque in the gym with his name on it.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," what sport are the girls outside practicing?

4. In "The Difficult Path," what is the passage from Li Po about?

5. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," where does Merci go after she gets done working with her father?

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