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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," what does the uncle say sitting Indian style means?
(a) Sitting with your legs crossed.
(b) Sitting in a chair.
(c) Sitting on a mountain.
(d) Sitting quietly.

2. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," what is the narrator's nickname?
(a) Peackock Feather.
(b) Turtle Kid.
(c) Pee Wee.
(d) Little Bear.

3. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what does the team vote to do after the game?
(a) To make the narrator's dad a coach.
(b) To go for pizza.
(c) To become an actual team.
(d) To disband.

4. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what does the narrator's father do now?
(a) He is an accountant.
(b) He is a pharmacist.
(c) He is in IT.
(d) He is a personal trainer.

5. What is the setting for "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains"?
(a) An apartment in San Francisco.
(b) A family barbecue.
(c) A school library.
(d) A public beach.

6. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," how much is the team down at half time?
(a) 14 points.
(b) 2 points.
(c) 8 points.
(d) 20 points.

7. In "Main Street," Celeste tells the narrator Peterborough is what kind of place?
(a) A lost piece of history.
(b) A fairy wonderland.
(c) The pit of Hell.
(d) A negro-free zone.

8. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," how does the game end?
(a) Their team loses 39-15.
(b) Their team loses 41-38.
(c) Their team wins 41-38.
(d) Their team loses 53-40.

9. In "Flying Lessons," what is the name of the boy Santosh meets on the beach?
(a) Tomas.
(b) Diego.
(c) Lucas.
(d) Herve.

10. In "Main Street," what has the narrator lost?
(a) Her bike.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her arm.
(d) Her teddy bear.

11. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what does the narrator get called for during the game?
(a) A foul.
(b) Travelling.
(c) Double dribbling.
(d) Unsportsmanlike conduct.

12. In "Flying Lessons," what one activity do Santosh and his grandmotther do together?
(a) Take a cooking class.
(b) Visit ancient ruins.
(c) Swim.
(d) Go parasailing.

13. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," why is the narrator writing it?
(a) His mother has asked him to.
(b) It is a memoir for his English class.
(c) A girl has asked him to.
(d) He is in jail and has nothing else to do.

14. In "Main Street," how old is the narrator when she first meets Celeste?
(a) 9.
(b) 25.
(c) 16.
(d) 3.

15. In "Flying Lessons," how does the narrator know his grandmother is not going to swim at the beach?
(a) She is wearing a fur coat.
(b) She had a big lunch.
(c) She is wearing high heels.
(d) She told him she was not.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Flying Lessons," what is wrong with the first beach they go to?

2. In "Flying Lessons," who does Santosh think the boy he meets looks like?

3. In "Flying Lessons," who is the boy at the beach with?

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

5. In "Flying Lessons," why does the grandmother have Santosh tell the boy he will see him the next day?

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