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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 "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," how does the game end?
(a) Their team loses 39-15.
(b) Their team loses 41-38.
(c) Their team loses 53-40.
(d) Their team wins 41-38.

2. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," what is the name of the family in the uncle's story?
(a) Flaherty.
(b) Collins.
(c) McGuffin.
(d) Chukma.

3. In "Main Street," how long have the narrator's parents been together?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 17 years.

4. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," what has Roli suggested Merci do to get her summer reading done?
(a) Watch the movies.
(b) Listen to audio books.
(c) Use speed reading.
(d) Read the books.

5. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn," how old is Isaiah's little sister?
(a) 7.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Flying Lessons," who is Yamila?

2. In "Main Street," why is the mother allowed to curse but the narrator is not, according to the narrator's father?

3. In "A Difficult Path," why do the Lis finally allow the narrator to be tutored?

4. In "How to Transform," who wants the narrator to play on his team?

5. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," what are the school's colors, which Merci, her father, and Roli are painting the gym?

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