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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 "Sol Painting, Inc.," what are the school's colors, which Merci, her father, and Roli are painting the gym?
(a) Blue and silver.
(b) Purple and yellow.
(c) Red and gray.
(d) Orange and blue.

2. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn," what name does Isaiah give to his father's story that he enters in the contest?
(a) The Isaiah Dunn Adventures.
(b) The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.
(c) Like Father, Like Son.
(d) Stories from My Father.

3. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn," what makes Charlie laugh when Isaiah makes waffles?
(a) Cartoons on TV.
(b) Isaiah's hair.
(c) When butter gets smeared across Isaiah's face.
(d) The farting syrup bottle.

4. Why does Merci get so angry at her father?
(a) For not standing up to the girls's soccer team.
(b) For refusing to let her go to the same school as Roli.
(c) For insisting she keep up with her summer reading.
(d) For making her work all summer painting.

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) Three Stooges movies.
(c) Horror movies.
(d) Sports movies.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," what image appears on Merci's business cards?

2. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," what is the name of Roli's school?

3. In "A Difficult Path," what does Dihan suggest they do with Bisi?

4. What is happening at the beginning of the story "The Beans and Rize Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn"?

5. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn," what hair style does Charlie get?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," what happens involving Dona Rosa?

3. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles," who is Miz Rita?

4. Describe the relationship between Isaiah and Charlie in "The Beans and Rice Chronicles."

5. How does "How to Transform" end, and what has the narrator learned by the end?

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

7. In "Secret Samantha," how and why must Secret Santa change?

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

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

10. In "Secret Samantha," describe Blade's first appearance.

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