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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 "A Difficult Path," who is waiting for the Li family when they arrive at the temple?
(a) Pirates.
(b) The narrator's tutor.
(c) The monks.
(d) Soldiers.

2. In "Secret Samantha," what does Miss Lee tell the class they must become instead of Chistmas elves?
(a) Gnomes.
(b) Ninjas.
(c) Dwarfs.
(d) Monsters.

3. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what else does the narrator's father teach the team?
(a) What aftershave to use.
(b) How to use the baseline.
(c) How to dress.
(d) How to dribble.

4. In "Secret Samantha," who brings the new girl to class?
(a) The school nurse.
(b) Miss Lee.
(c) The principal.
(d) Her father.

5. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," where does Merci go after she gets done working with her father?
(a) Her room.
(b) The gym.
(c) The pool.
(d) McDonalds.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "How to Transform," what kind of car does the narrator's father drive?

2. In "Main Street," where did the narrator's parents meet?

3. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," what is the name of the family in the uncle's story?

4. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," what does Angel keep thinking she needs to do?

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

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