The Magic Paintbrush by Laurence Yep

Who are the main characters?

• the Lady on the Moon

• Steve, his grandfather, and his Uncle Fong

• Laurence Yep and Suling Wang

• Felicia and Carla

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What is the setting?

• Chinatown

• Asia

• A Farmer's Market

• A Dream

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Why doesn't Grandfather want Steve to paint his parents with the magic brush?

• Because they may not be the people they were before.

• Because of an ancient curse that could ruin their lives.

• So he doesn't get his hopes up in case they don't appear.

• Because his parents are not good people.

Steve's parents died in...

• Chinatown

• a car accident

• China

• a fire

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What does Steve paint to bring to school?

• lunch

• paintbrushes

• a peach

• pants

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What does Mr. Pang dream about?

• getting married

• his hometown in China

• being rich and eating well

• ducks

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What causes Mr. Pang to fix the building?

• They give him the paintbrush.

• Steve agrees to help him.

• They threaten to send him back through the window,

• Steve asks him to.

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Why does Grandfather dislike talking about Steve's parents?

• He never liked them, and wants to forget them.

• He doesn't want to talk about them in front of Uncle Wong.

• He is angry they left Steve behind with him.

• It hurts him to remember them all the time.

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Who is the author of "The Magic Paintbrush?"

• Laurence Yep

• T. White

• Steve Fong

• Suling wang

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Why do you think Steve wrote up a contract with Mr. Pang so quickly when they returned to the apartment?

• He didn't want Mr. Pang to get a lawyer before writing the contract.

• He wanted to get his signature before he changed his mind.

• Uncle Fong told him to get the contract signed quickly.

• Steve understands that Mr. Pang is not honest.

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