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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Difficult Path," what is Fudong doing during their last lesson?
(a) Daydreaming.
(b) Reading.
(c) Refusing to respect the teacher.
(d) Pulling the legs off crickets.

2. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," where does Merci go after she gets done working with her father?
(a) Her room.
(b) The gym.
(c) The pool.
(d) McDonalds.

3. In "Secret Samantha," what do others in her class keep asking Samantha to do?
(a) Find out if Blade has pet snakes.
(b) Ask Miss Lee to postpone the upcoming quiz.
(c) Deliver their Secret Santa gifts.
(d) Pick out their Secret Santa gifts for them.

4. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," what sport are the girls outside practicing?
(a) Track.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Softball.
(d) Soccer.

5. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn," what kinds of movies did Isaiah and his father both like?
(a) Kung Fu movies.
(b) Sports movies.
(c) Three Stooges movies.
(d) Horror movies.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Secret Samantha," where is the new girl from?

2. In "How to Transform," what does Slim offer to buy the narrator?

3. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," what is the name of the apartment complex where Merci and Roli live?

4. In "How to Transform," what grades is the narrator getting for the year?

5. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn," how old is Isaiah's little sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," what does Merci plan to do when she grows up?

2. In "How to Transform," why does the narrator want to go to the gym in Balboa in the first place?

3. Explain why Tianyi in "The Difficult Path" insists that Bisi is "too plain" to trade to other pirates.

4. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," what does Roli want to be when he grows up?

5. In "Secret Samantha," how does Blade respond to the gift of the shoelaces?

6. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles," what happens between Isaiah and Mrs. Fisher?

7. In "How to Transform," what role does the narrator's Mexican heritage play in the story?

8. In "How to Transform," how does the narrator finally get into his first game?

9. In "Secret Samantha," what happens when Samantha goes to the mall with her mother to buy a gift for Blade?

10. In "The Difficult Path," how does Lingsi feel about the donkey ride she takes to the temple and what she sees along the way?

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