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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," who is Justin?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Angel's boyfriend.
(c) The narrator's younger brother.
(d) Angel's brother.

2. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," what does the narrator say is the reason the uncle knows so much about Bigfoot?
(a) Because he spent so much time with the Choctaw.
(b) Because his mother read to him as a child.
(c) Because he once met Bigfoot.
(d) Because he is Choctaw.

3. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," what is the narrator's name?
(a) Shannon.
(b) Spike.
(c) Monk.
(d) Michael.

4. In "Flying Lessons," who is Yamila?
(a) One of Nani's old friends.
(b) The concierge.
(c) The boy at the beach's sister.
(d) Santosh's mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Difficult Path," what terrifies Shuwan?

2. In "The Difficult Path," what is the name of the most fearsome pirates?

3. In "Flying Lessons," what does the grandmother say you can do in Europe?

4. In "Main Street," Celeste tells the narrator Peterborough is what kind of place?

5. What is the setting for "Main Street"?

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