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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "The Difficult Path," what is the passage from Li Po about?
(a) The forest.
(b) A great storm.
(c) War.
(d) The ocean.

3. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," how old is Merci?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," who shows up in the gym, messing up the paint job?

2. In "The Difficult Path," why is the narrator allowed to ride the donkey?

3. In "Secret Samantha," what grade is Samantha in?

4. In "How to Transform," when the narrator finally gets into a game, who is he supposed to guard?

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

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