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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," who is Mr. Olley?
(a) The narrator's science teacher.
(b) The school principal.
(c) The narrator's English teacher.
(d) The narrator's father's best friend.

2. In "Flying Lessons," who is the boy at the beach with?
(a) His sister.
(b) His girlfriend.
(c) His mother.
(d) His brother.

3. In "Main Street," how did the narrator get her nickname?
(a) It is connected to what happens to her mother.
(b) She loves to climb trees.
(c) It is her mother's favorite thing.
(d) Her father told her it was where babies came from.

4. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what message does the narrator get at school?
(a) His mother needs him to come home early to help her with chores.
(b) Their team will be playing the best team in the league.
(c) A girl in another class likes him.
(d) His father has been involved in a accident at work.

5. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," what does the narrator say is the reason the uncle knows so much about Bigfoot?
(a) Because he is Choctaw.
(b) Because his mother read to him as a child.
(c) Because he spent so much time with the Choctaw.
(d) Because he once met Bigfoot.

6. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," where does the uncle's story take place?
(a) Nevada.
(b) Oklahoma.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Montana.

7. In "Main Street," what does Celeste tell the narrator she should never do?
(a) Touch her hair.
(b) Punch her arm.
(c) Come to her house without calling first.
(d) Walk alone at night.

8. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," what is the name of the family in the uncle's story?
(a) Collins.
(b) Chukma.
(c) McGuffin.
(d) Flaherty.

9. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," how did the narrator wind up in a wheelchair?
(a) He was born that way.
(b) A car wreck.
(c) A skiing accident.
(d) A fall while mountain climbing.

10. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what does the narrator's mom do?
(a) She is a chef.
(b) She is an attorney.
(c) She is a wedding planner.
(d) She is a pro soccer player.

11. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what can the narrator's father not do well?
(a) Dial a phone.
(b) Dance.
(c) Use a wheelchair.
(d) Dunk.

12. In "Flying Lessons," what culture do Santosh and his grandmother belong to?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Jamaican.
(c) Indian.
(d) Russian.

13. In "Flying Lessons," what does Nani do to introduce Santosh to the boy at the beach?
(a) She undresses.
(b) She pours water all over him.
(c) She faints in his lap.
(d) She does a cartwheel.

14. In "Main Street," what instrument does Celeste play?
(a) Drums.
(b) Piano.
(c) Saxophone.
(d) Flute.

15. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," how does the family escape from Bigfoot?
(a) He throws a chair, but they throw a couch.
(b) They read signs while he follows the arrows.
(c) They make a fire while he can only make smoke.
(d) They climb up a rock face while he climbs up a tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," why is the narrator writing it?

2. In "Main Street," where did the narrator's parents meet?

3. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," what does the uncle say is the reason he knows so much about Bigfoot?

4. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what does the narrator get called for during the game?

5. What is the setting for "Main Street"?

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