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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 gets used as a trampoline?
(a) A blanket.
(b) The ground.
(c) Mosquito netting.
(d) A car hood.

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

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

4. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," where does Angel's grandmother live?
(a) Louisville, Kentucky.
(b) Pierre, South Dakota.
(c) Reno, Nevada.
(d) Macon, Georgia.

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

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

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

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

9. In "Flying Lessons," how many brothers does Santosh have?
(a) None.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

10. In "Flying Lessons," why does Nani take Santosh on the trip in the first place?
(a) She is lonely.
(b) His parents do not want him around in the summer.
(c) He needs to know more about history.
(d) He wins too many awards.

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

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

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

14. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," what does Angel keep thinking she needs to do?
(a) Pee.
(b) Hit the narrator.
(c) Kiss the narrator.
(d) Run away.

15. In "Flying Lessons," what is wrong with the first beach they go to?
(a) It is fully of litter.
(b) It is a nude beach.
(c) It is completely empty.
(d) Everyone there has a dog but Santosh.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what does the narrator's mom do?

2. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what is the narrator's name?

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

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

5. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," how does the family escape from Bigfoot?

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