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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 "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," where does Angel's grandmother live?
(a) Macon, Georgia.
(b) Reno, Nevada.
(c) Pierre, South Dakota.
(d) Louisville, Kentucky.

2. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," how do the Bohpoli cause Bigfoot to fall out of the tree?
(a) They convince him he can fly.
(b) They talk him into closing his eyes and walking forward.
(c) They promise to give him dinner if he will come down
(d) They make him so mad he smashes the limb he is standing on.

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

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

5. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," who are the Bohpoli?
(a) Bigfoot's family.
(b) The Choctaw little people.
(c) Spanish missionaries.
(d) The Choctaw police.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," how much is the team down at half time?

2. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," how does the narrator prove what he can do to Herve?

3. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what does the narrator get called for during the game?

4. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," why is the narrator writing it?

5. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," what was the name of the narrator's first crush?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the title "Main Street" have to do with the story?

2. In "Main Street," what has happened to the narrator's mother?

3. In "Choctaw Bigfoot," what is the narrator's attitude towards his uncle and the story he tells?

4. In "Choctaw Bigfoot," who are the Bohpoli and what are they like?

5. What career did the narrator's father have in "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push."

6. In "Main Street," how is it that Celeste came to live in Peterborough?

7. In "Seventy-Six Dollars," how does Monk convince Herve that he has superpowers?

8. In "Main Street," what is the relationship like between the narrator and Celeste?

9. In "Flying Lessons," what is wrong with Santosh's choice of ice cream?

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

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