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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," the story is about Oklahoma, but where is it being told?
(a) Raleigh, North Carolina.
(b) Cleveland, Ohio.
(c) Los Angeles, California.
(d) Pasadena, Texas.

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

3. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," what changes the narrator?
(a) A walk on the beach.
(b) A car wreck.
(c) A fairy godmother.
(d) A spider bite.

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

5. In "Main Street," how long have the narrator's parents been together?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 17 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 20 years.

6. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," who is the narrator's best friend?
(a) Michael.
(b) Herve.
(c) Shannon.
(d) Louis.

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

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

9. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," how does the narrator prove what he can do to Herve?
(a) He makes astounding calculations.
(b) He wins the big game.
(c) He gets his father to show up suddenly.
(d) He gets their teacher to cancel a quiz.

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

11. In "Flying Lessons," what colors are Santosh's swimsuit?
(a) Red and white.
(b) Blue and yellow.
(c) Purple and white.
(d) Pink and blue.

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

13. In "Main Street," what surprises the narrator about the snow plow?
(a) Its bright colors.
(b) How enormous it is.
(c) That it seems to have gotten lost.
(d) How silent it is.

14. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," how do the Bohpoli cause Bigfoot to fall out of the tree?
(a) They make him so mad he smashes the limb he is standing on.
(b) They talk him into closing his eyes and walking forward.
(c) They promise to give him dinner if he will come down
(d) They convince him he can fly.

15. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what is the name of the team they play?
(a) The Pistons.
(b) The Celtics.
(c) The Clippers.
(d) The Jets.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," what is the narrator able to guess?

2. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," where does the uncle's story take place?

3. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what was the narrator's dad's first career?

4. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," what does the narrator claim as his prize?

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

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