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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn," what does Isaiah say to his mother that causes her to slap him?
(a) "I hate rice and beans."
(b) "I'm done taking care of Charlie."
(c) "Daddy left because of you."
(d) "When are you gonna get a job?"

3. What is happening at the beginning of the story "The Beans and Rize Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn"?
(a) The family is opening Christmas presents.
(b) Election returns are being broadcast on TV.
(c) The family is driving to California.
(d) The New Year's Eve ball is dropping.

4. In "The Difficult Path," who will marry FuDing if a match cannot be found?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Shuwan.
(c) Bisi.
(d) No one.

5. Why does Merci get so angry at her father?
(a) For insisting she keep up with her summer reading.
(b) For refusing to let her go to the same school as Roli.
(c) For not standing up to the girls's soccer team.
(d) For making her work all summer painting.

6. In "How to Transform," what does Slim offer to buy the narrator?
(a) A gym membership.
(b) A box of popcorn.
(c) A basketball.
(d) A hot dog and a Coke.

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

8. What town do Merci and Roli live in in "Sol Painting, Inc."?
(a) West Palm Beach.
(b) Dayton.
(c) Miami.
(d) Philadelphia.

9. In "Secret Samantha," what name does Samantha choose for herself for Secret Santa?
(a) Sunshine.
(b) Sparkles.
(c) Mistletoe.
(d) Slugger.

10. In "Secret Samantha," what is Samantha's favorite cartoon?
(a) Scooby Doo.
(b) Peanuts.
(c) Calvin and Hobbes.
(d) Corey Carson.

11. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," what are the school's colors, which Merci, her father, and Roli are painting the gym?
(a) Purple and yellow.
(b) Orange and blue.
(c) Blue and silver.
(d) Red and gray.

12. In "A Difficult Path," why does the pirate captain decide to allow the narrator to stay on board?
(a) The narrator can read.
(b) She realizes the narrator is actually her daughter.
(c) She feels sorry for the narrator.
(d) The narrator threatens to jump overboard.

13. In "How to Transform," what does the narrator do each day before the gym opens?
(a) Sleep in the car.
(b) Have breakfast at a Dunkin Donuts.
(c) Shoot baskets at a hoop outside the gym.
(d) Practice dribbing outside the gym.

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

15. In "How to Transform," what book did the narrator write a paper on?
(a) Huck Finn.
(b) Great Expectations.
(c) The House on Mango Street.
(d) To Kill a Mockingbird.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Difficult Path," what is unusual about the pirate ship's captain?

2. In "Secret Samantha," what does Samantha impulsively tell Blade her name is?

3. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn," what name does Isaiah give to his father's story that he enters in the contest?

4. In "A Difficult Path," what is Fudong doing during their last lesson?

5. In "The Difficult Path," what is the passage from Li Po about?

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