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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 "Flying Lessons," what colors are Santosh's swimsuit?

2. What is the setting for "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains"?

3. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," what gets used as a trampoline?

4. In "Main Street," what treat does Celeste like?

5. In "Flying Lessons," what one activity do Santosh and his grandmotther do together?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. In "Seventy-Six Dollars," Monk's superpowers help him get what he wants from Angel, but they also prevent him from getting what he wants from her. How?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In an essay, discuss why you feel the author chose to write "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents" in verse. How does writing it this way help him get his point across?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you think about how and why Santosh's opinion of his grandmother changes over the course of the story "Flying Lessons." How does this change affect what the story is trying to tell us.

Essay Topic 3

In an essay, discuss how Samantha's relationship with her mother develops over the course of the story "Secret Samantha."

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