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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," what does Angel keep thinking she needs to do?
(a) Kiss the narrator.
(b) Run away.
(c) Pee.
(d) Hit the narrator.

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

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

4. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," what is the narrator able to guess?
(a) The cost of Angel's new shoes.
(b) How much Mr. Olley spent on his new suit.
(c) The price of Angel's new hairdo.
(d) How much Herve's mother spent on groceries last night.

5. What is the setting for "Main Street"?
(a) New York.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Wyoming.

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

7. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," what does the narrator's mom always say about Uncle Kenneth?
(a) He is the wisest of her relatives.
(b) You cannot believe a word he says.
(c) He never shows up on time.
(d) He tells the best stories of anyone in the family.

8. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," what does the narrator claim as his prize?
(a) Angel must go on a date with Justin.
(b) Angel must hold hands with him on the way to class.
(c) Angel must do his homework.
(d) Seventy-six dollars and forty-nine cents.

9. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what does Mr. Evans ask the narrator?
(a) To start coming to church more often.
(b) To study harder for his math classes.
(c) To join a wheelchair basketball team.
(d) To take a meal to his sister, Sarah.

10. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," who is Angel Carter?
(a) A superhero.
(b) The school principal.
(c) The narrator's great-aunt.
(d) The girl the narrator's in love with.

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

12. What is unusual about how "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents" is told?
(a) It is told as a tall tale by the narrator's uncle.
(b) It is told in verse.
(c) It is a love letter written to a girl.
(d) It uses pictures, no words.

13. In "Flying Lessons," how old is the boy Santosh meets?
(a) 15.
(b) 11.
(c) 16.
(d) 13.

14. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what is the narrator's name?
(a) Michael.
(b) Chris.
(c) Brad.
(d) Carter.

15. In "Main Street," why is the mother allowed to curse but the narrator is not, according to the narrator's father?
(a) Her mother is angry at her father.
(b) Her mother has gone insane.
(c) Her mother is an adult.
(d) Her mother is in pain.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Main Street," what does Celeste's father do?

2. In "Main Street," how long have the narrator's parents been together?

3. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what does the team vote to do after the game?

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

5. In "Main Street," what instrument does Celeste play?

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