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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Main Street," what kind of person does the narrator says she had never known before?
(a) A Black person.
(b) An outgoing person.
(c) Someone with red hair.
(d) A genius.

2. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," who is Justin?
(a) The narrator's younger brother.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Angel's brother.
(d) Angel's boyfriend.

3. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," what does the uncle say is the reason he knows so much about Bigfoot?
(a) Because he learned to read before he learned to tie his own shoelaces.
(b) Because he is part Choctaw.
(c) Because he once met Bigfoot.
(d) Because his mother read to him as a child.

4. In "Flying Lessons," where are Nani and Santosh?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Paris.
(c) Florence.
(d) Barcelona.

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

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

7. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what was the narrator's dad's first career?
(a) Pro basketball player.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Rock musician.
(d) Police officer.

8. In "Main Street," How did Celeste come to live in the town of Peterborough?
(a) Her mother was visiting the town and fell in love with it.
(b) She has come to the town to live her grandmother.
(c) Her Aunt Dicey grew up in the town and is taking her to visit.
(d) She followed his father when he moved to the town.

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

10. In "Main Street," what is the narrator's nickname?
(a) Monkey.
(b) Treetop.
(c) Flower.
(d) Sparkles.

11. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," how is the narrator changed?
(a) He can fly.
(b) He becomes a great basketball player.
(c) He becomes a genius.
(d) He can read minds.

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

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

14. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what else does the narrator's father teach the team?
(a) How to dress.
(b) What aftershave to use.
(c) How to dribble.
(d) How to use the baseline.

15. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," what are the names of the two children in the story?
(a) Mary and Ricky.
(b) Michael and Samantha.
(c) Lucy and Frank.
(d) Allie and Brett.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual about how "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents" is told?

2. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," who is Mr. Olley?

3. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," how did the narrator wind up in a wheelchair?

4. In "Flying Lessons," how many brothers does Santosh have?

5. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," what keeps the family in the story from being injured?

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