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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 does Papi buy Merci to try and cheer her up?
(a) A bicycle.
(b) A chocolate shake.
(c) Her own ladder.
(d) A new dress.

2. In "Secret Samantha," what name does Samantha choose for herself for Secret Santa?
(a) Mistletoe.
(b) Slugger.
(c) Sparkles.
(d) Sunshine.

3. In "A Difficult Path," why does the Li family travel to the Infinite Stream temple?
(a) To convince the abbot to serve as matchmaker for Fudong.
(b) To pray for a wife for their son Fudong.
(c) Because it is near the ocean and they will be taking a sea journey.
(d) To sell the narrator to the monks there.

4. What is first prize for the story writing contest in "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn"?
(a) $25.00
(b) $300.00
(c) $1000.00
(d) $500.00

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," how does Roli change the rules of the game Operation?

4. In "Secret Samantha," what does Samantha impulsively tell Blade her name is?

5. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn," what does Isaiah say to his mother that causes her to slap him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In "The Difficult Path," what is Li Po's poem "The Difficult Path" about, and why is the poem significant to the story?

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

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

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

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

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