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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Main Street," what has the narrator lost?
(a) Her arm.
(b) Her teddy bear.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her bike.

3. In "Flying Lessons," what does the grandmother say you can do in Europe?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Swim.
(c) Cry.
(d) Stare.

4. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what does the narrator's dad teach the team?
(a) How to be good sports.
(b) A new fancy move for their wheel chairs.
(c) A new way to do their hair.
(d) To use the backboard when shooting.

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) They climb up a rock face while he climbs up a tree.
(c) He throws a chair, but they throw a couch.
(d) They make a fire while he can only make smoke.

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

7. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," what keeps the family in the story from being injured?
(a) Blankets.
(b) Parachutes.
(c) Airbags.
(d) The fog.

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

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

10. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," what does the uncle say sitting Indian style means?
(a) Sitting quietly.
(b) Sitting on a mountain.
(c) Sitting in a chair.
(d) Sitting with your legs crossed.

11. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," what subject is the quiz about?
(a) Fractions.
(b) Mitosis.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) The moon landing.

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

13. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," who is the narrator's best friend?
(a) Nicky G.
(b) Bobby J.
(c) James S.
(d) Arnold B.

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

15. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what did the narrator's dad tell Mr. Evans?
(a) He thinks the narrator has been studying hard and deserves a better grade.
(b) He knows the truth about Mr. Evans's past.
(c) He thinks their team can beat the Madison team.
(d) He wants Mr. Evans to come by after work for dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," where did the narrator meet his first crush?

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

3. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," what do the Choctaw call bigfoot?

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

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

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