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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 "Sol Painting, Inc.," what has Roli suggested Merci do to get her summer reading done?

2. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," who is Dona Rosa?

3. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," where does Merci go after she gets done working with her father?

4. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn," what kinds of movies did Isaiah and his father both like?

5. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," what is the name of Roli's school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," how does Roli act when they are at the school, and what does his behavior reveal?

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

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

9. In "The Difficult Path," how is it that Lingsi finally learns to read?

10. In "Secret Samantha," how and why must Secret Santa change?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Choose two or more stories from this collection in which female characters are treated poorly at least in part because they are female. Then write an essay in which you compare/ contrast how these female characters are treated and what the writers seem to be saying about society's treatment of females in general.

Essay Topic 3

In an essay, discuss what role Lin Po's poem plans in "The Difficult Path." How does Po define this path? What is this path for the narrator, and does she succeed in walking it?

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