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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 is Merci's father getting in exchange for painting the school?
(a) $5,000.
(b) Merci's tuition.
(c) A plaque in the gym with his name on it.
(d) Custody of Merci and Roli.

2. In "A Difficult Path," who is waiting for the Li family when they arrive at the temple?
(a) Pirates.
(b) The monks.
(c) The narrator's tutor.
(d) Soldiers.

3. In "How to Transform," what kind of car does the narrator's father drive?
(a) A Volkswagen Bug.
(b) A Ford Taurus.
(c) A Toyota Camry.
(d) A Chevy Miata.

4. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn," what flavor ice cream reminds Isaiah of his father?
(a) Butter pecan.
(b) Mint chocolate chip.
(c) Dutch chocolate.
(d) French vanilla.

5. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," who is Dona Rosa?
(a) Merci's great aunt on her mother's side.
(b) The doctor who helped deliver Merci.
(c) A woman in Merci's apartment complex who has died.
(d) The secretary at the school.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "How to Transform," what advice does Dante give the narrator?

2. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn," what mushy fruit does Charlie insist on eating?

3. In "The Difficult Path," what is the passage from Li Po about?

4. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," what are the school's colors, which Merci, her father, and Roli are painting the gym?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "How to Transform," why does the narrator decide to give up going to the gym, and what happens when he does?

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

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

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

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

6. In "Secret Samantha," what happens when Samantha goes to see the school nurse?

7. In "How to Transform," what kind of student is the narrator?

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

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

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

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