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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 "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," what is the narrator's nickname?

2. In "Flying Lessons," what culture do Santosh and his grandmother belong to?

3. In "Flying Lessons," who is the boy at the beach with?

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

5. In "Main Street," why is the mother allowed to curse but the narrator is not, according to the narrator's father?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the game against the Clippers in "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push."

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

6. In "Main Street," why does the narrator lose her old friends once Celeste arrives?

7. In "Choctaw Bigfoot," how does the story climax and eventually end?

8. How did the narrator get her nickname?

9. In "Seventy-Six Dollars," how does Monk imagine he got superpowers?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you compare/ contrast how at least two of the stories from this collection deal with sexuality.

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

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