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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 "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn," where does Isaiah spend his free time?
(a) The libary.
(b) The gym.
(c) An auto-body shop.
(d) A coffee shop.

2. What does the narrator of "How to Transform" say he learned in the end?
(a) Do not talk back to cops.
(b) When a quiet person offers advice, you take it.
(c) When your father takes you to the gym every day, you say thank you.
(d) Always work to improve.

3. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," what does Papi buy Merci to try and cheer her up?
(a) Her own ladder.
(b) A chocolate shake.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A new dress.

4. In "Secret Samantha," what does Samantha get from her Secret Santa?
(a) A makeup kit.
(b) A mood ring.
(c) A pink purse.
(d) Boots.

5. In "How to Transform," when the narrator finally gets into a game, who is he supposed to guard?
(a) Shorty.
(b) Lefty Larue.
(c) Big Walter.
(d) Dollar Bill.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," who is the narrator's best friend?

2. In "The Difficult Path," the tutor says that there are three joys in life: health, a clear conscience, and what?

3. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what does the narrator's father always seem to say?

4. In "Main Street," what instrument does Celeste play?

5. In "A Difficult Path," what valuable treasure did the pirate captain take from a noble on a passenger ship?

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