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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 "The Difficult Path," what is the name of the most fearsome pirates?
(a) The Red Flag Fleet.
(b) The Blue Horizon.
(c) The Sand Crawlers.
(d) Blackbeard's Men.

2. In "Secret Samantha," what surprising thing does Samantha's mother say to her when she comes to the school?
(a) "I know how you feel about Blade."
(b) "You are amazing to me."
(c) "I'm thinking about getting back together with your dad."
(d) "I have to go out of town for Christmas this year."

3. In "How to Transform,"what does Dante tell the narrator to do?
(a) Call his father.
(b) Leave the gym.
(c) Play harder.
(d) Run laps.

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

5. In "How to Transform," who wants the narrator to play on his team?
(a) Slim.
(b) Dante.
(c) Lucky Larue.
(d) Mike.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Secret Samantha," what does Samantha use to help her decide which gift to give Blade?

2. In "How to Transform," who shows up at one of the narrator's first high school games?

3. In "How to Transform," how far out is the narrator's jumper pure now?

4. In "Secret Samantha," what name does Samantha choose for herself for Secret Santa?

5. In "A Difficult Path," what is Fudong doing during their last lesson?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles," who is Mr. Shephard?

2. In "The Difficult Path," how is it that Lingsi finally learns to read?

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

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

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

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

7. In "Secret Samantha," what is being said about Blade during her first day at the new school?

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

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

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

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