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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," where did the narrator meet his first crush?
(a) The park.
(b) Elementary school.
(c) The beach.
(d) Church.

2. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," what is the narrator able to guess?
(a) The cost of Angel's new shoes.
(b) How much Mr. Olley spent on his new suit.
(c) How much Herve's mother spent on groceries last night.
(d) The price of Angel's new hairdo.

3. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what does Mr. Evans ask the narrator?
(a) To study harder for his math classes.
(b) To start coming to church more often.
(c) To take a meal to his sister, Sarah.
(d) To join a wheelchair basketball team.

4. In "Flying Lessons," why does Nani take Santosh on the trip in the first place?
(a) He wins too many awards.
(b) She is lonely.
(c) His parents do not want him around in the summer.
(d) He needs to know more about history.

5. In "Main Street," How did Celeste come to live in the town of Peterborough?
(a) Her Aunt Dicey grew up in the town and is taking her to visit.
(b) Her mother was visiting the town and fell in love with it.
(c) She followed his father when he moved to the town.
(d) She has come to the town to live her grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "How to Transform," what do the other players call the narrator during his first weeks at the gym?

3. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn," where do Isaiah and his family move?

4. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," where does Merci go after she gets done working with her father?

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

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