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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 "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," the story is about Oklahoma, but where is it being told?
(a) Los Angeles, California.
(b) Cleveland, Ohio.
(c) Raleigh, North Carolina.
(d) Pasadena, Texas.

2. In "Flying Lessons," what does the grandmother say you can do in Europe?
(a) Swim.
(b) Cry.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Stare.

3. What is the setting for "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains"?
(a) A school library.
(b) A public beach.
(c) A family barbecue.
(d) An apartment in San Francisco.

4. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what does the narrator's father do now?
(a) He is a pharmacist.
(b) He is in IT.
(c) He is an accountant.
(d) He is a personal trainer.

5. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," what does Angel keep thinking she needs to do?
(a) Kiss the narrator.
(b) Run away.
(c) Hit the narrator.
(d) Pee.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what does Mr. Evans ask the narrator?

2. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," who is the narrator's best friend?

3. In "Flying Lessons," why does the grandmother have Santosh tell the boy he will see him the next day?

4. In "Main Street," what does Celeste tell the narrator she should never do?

5. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," what are the names of the two children in the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Seventy-Six Dollars," how does Monk imagine he got superpowers?

2. In "Choctaw Bigfoot," what does the narrator's mother tell him about his uncle?

3. How does Nani manage to introduce Santosh and Tomas?

4. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," why does the narrator's dad always seem so quiet?

5. In "Flying Lessons," what does Santosh say is his "deal with the devil"?

6. How did the narrator get her nickname?

7. In "Seventy-Six Dollars," who is Lisa Castillo?

8. In "Seventy-Six Dollars," how did Monk get his name?

9. In "Seventy-Six Dollars," describe what Monk is writing and how.

10. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what does the dad teach his son's team?

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