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

2. In "Main Street," what instrument does Celeste play?

3. In "Flying Lessons," who does Santosh think the boy he meets looks like?

4. In "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," what does the uncle say is the reason he knows so much about Bigfoot?

5. In "Main Street," Celeste tells the narrator Peterborough is what kind of place?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the narrator get her nickname?

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

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

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

5. In "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push," why is the narrator so nervous about his dad getting involved with his team?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

In an essay, compare and contrast how at least two of these stories deal with issues of race and/ or culture.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you discuss how Isaiah Dunn changes and grows over the course of the story, "The Rice and Beans Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn." What is he like at the beginning of the story? What is he like at the end? What has happened to change him?

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