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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Difficult Path," what is Fudong doing during their last lesson?

2. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," who shows up in the gym, messing up the paint job?

3. In "Secret Samantha," what does Miss Lee tell the class they must become instead of Chistmas elves?

4. In "How to Transform," where does the narrator decide to spend his summer?

5. In "How to Transform," who takes the narrator to his father's factory to prove who he is?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," how does the girls' soccer team act in trying to get into the gym?

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

5. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles," who is Mr. Shephard?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In an essay, discuss the importance of Merci's brother Roli to the plot and themes of "Sol Painting, Inc."

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explain how the structure of "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains" influences the messages the writer is trying to convey.

Essay Topic 3

In an essay, trace the development of leaves as a symbol in the story "Main Street." How does the writer use them and what point is she trying to make with them?

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