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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," who is Dona Rosa?
(a) The doctor who helped deliver Merci.
(b) Merci's great aunt on her mother's side.
(c) A woman in Merci's apartment complex who has died.
(d) The secretary at the school.

2. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," how old is Merci?
(a) 16.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

3. In "How to Transform," what kind of car does the narrator's father drive?
(a) A Volkswagen Bug.
(b) A Chevy Miata.
(c) A Ford Taurus.
(d) A Toyota Camry.

4. In "Secret Samantha," what do others in her class keep asking Samantha to do?
(a) Deliver their Secret Santa gifts.
(b) Pick out their Secret Santa gifts for them.
(c) Ask Miss Lee to postpone the upcoming quiz.
(d) Find out if Blade has pet snakes.

5. In "Secret Samantha," what grade is Samantha in?
(a) 5th.
(b) 7th.
(c) 4th.
(d) 6th.

6. In "The Difficult Path," why is the narrator allowed to ride the donkey?
(a) Mrs. Li feels sorry for her.
(b) Her legs are too short to keep up.
(c) The donkey only responds to her commands.
(d) She is the lightest of the servants.

7. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn," who is doing Charlie's hair when Isaiah gets home from school?
(a) Miz. Penny from next door.
(b) Miz. Wendy at the hair salon.
(c) Miz. Rita upstairs.
(d) Aunt Cindy at the hair salon.

8. In "Secret Samantha," which present does Samantha decide to give to Blade first?
(a) The shoelaces.
(b) The makeup kit.
(c) The cupcake.
(d) The boots.

9. In "How to Transform," what do the other players call the narrator during his first weeks at the gym?
(a) Chico.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Punk.
(d) Lame.

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

11. In "The Difficult Path," what terrifies Shuwan?
(a) Pirates.
(b) Elephants.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) The ocean.

12. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," what sport are the girls outside practicing?
(a) Softball.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Track.

13. In "The Difficult Path," what is the passage from Li Po about?
(a) The ocean.
(b) War.
(c) A great storm.
(d) The forest.

14. In "How to Transform," who shows up at one of the narrator's first high school games?
(a) Slim.
(b) Mr. Howe.
(c) Dante.
(d) Dollar Bill.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "How to Transform," what does the narrator do each day before the gym opens?

2. What is happening at the beginning of the story "The Beans and Rize Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn"?

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

4. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," who shows up in the gym, messing up the paint job?

5. In "How to Transform," where does the narrator decide to spend his summer?

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