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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Main Street.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn," what is in the father's notebooks?
(a) Drawings of Charlie.
(b) Accounting tables.
(c) Recipes.
(d) Fictional stories about Isaiah.

2. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," the story is about Oklahoma, but where is it being told?
(a) Cleveland, Ohio.
(b) Los Angeles, California.
(c) Raleigh, North Carolina.
(d) Pasadena, Texas.

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

4. In "The Difficult Path," the tutor says that there are three joys in life: health, a clear conscience, and what?
(a) Teaching those who are worthy.
(b) The chance to see the ocean.
(c) Rewarding work.
(d) Living to an old age.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "How to Transform," what book did the narrator write a paper on?

2. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn," how old is Isaiah's little sister?

3. In "Main Street," what treat does Celeste like?

4. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn," what happens when Isaiah tells Mrs. Fisher her breath stinks?

5. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn," who is Isaiah's best friend?

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