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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) Raleigh, North Carolina.
(b) Cleveland, Ohio.
(c) Los Angeles, California.
(d) Pasadena, Texas.

2. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what is the name of the team they play?
(a) The Celtics.
(b) The Jets.
(c) The Pistons.
(d) The Clippers.

3. In "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents," how old is the narrator?
(a) 15.
(b) 16.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

4. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," how does the game end?
(a) Their team loses 39-15.
(b) Their team loses 53-40.
(c) Their team loses 41-38.
(d) Their team wins 41-38.

5. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," what does the narrator say is the reason the uncle knows so much about Bigfoot?
(a) Because he spent so much time with the Choctaw.
(b) Because he is Choctaw.
(c) Because his mother read to him as a child.
(d) Because he once met Bigfoot.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," how does the narrator say you know you are with family?

2. In "Flying Lessons," who is Yamila?

3. In "Main Street," what does Celeste's father do?

4. In "Main Street," what is the narrator's nickname?

5. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," what does the narrator's father always seem to say?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do Santosh and Tomas have in common?

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

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

6. In "Choctaw Bigfoot," what is the moral of the story?

7. How are the Choctaw involved in "Choctaw Bigfoot"?

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

9. In "Flying Lessons," why has the grandmother brought Santosh to Europe?

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

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