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

2. In "How to Transform," how far out is the narrator's jumper pure now?
(a) 30 feet.
(b) 10 feet.
(c) 15 feet.
(d) 25 feet.

3. In "How to Transform," who shows up at one of the narrator's first high school games?
(a) Slim.
(b) Dante.
(c) Dollar Bill.
(d) Mr. Howe.

4. What is the name of the head secretary in "Sol Painting, Inc."?
(a) Mrs. McGhee.
(b) Mrs. McDaniels.
(c) Mrs. Crump.
(d) Mrs. Simpson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," what does Papi buy Merci to try and cheer her up?

2. In "A Difficult Path," what gets accidentally thrown overboard?

3. In "Secret Samantha," what does Miss Lee tell the class they must become instead of Chistmas elves?

4. In "The Difficult Path," what is the name of the most fearsome pirates?

5. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," how old is Merci?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles," what are the stories Isaiah's father has written about?

2. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," how does the girls' soccer team act in trying to get into the gym?

3. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," what do Merci's business cards look like?

4. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles," how does the relationship between Isaiah and his mother erupt?

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

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

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

8. Explain why Lingsi in "The Difficult Path" may have to marry FuDing.

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

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

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