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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 26 - 40).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lupe say to Mia that encourages her at the end of Chapter 27?
(a) Mia should ignore her mother's criticisms.
(b) She hopes she wins the Vermont hotel essay contest.
(c) She will donate money for Mia's entry fee for the essay contest.
(d) Mia is the best writer Lupe knows.

2. What is the real reason Mia does not want to participate in gym class?
(a) Her parents told her to be careful because they do not have health insurance.
(b) She has a bad foot.
(c) She feels sick every day when she runs.
(d) She feels uncoordinated.

3. What happens when Mia lets in a slightly disheveled-looking man to the motel in Chapter 12?
(a) He throws up in the lobby.
(b) He robs the cash register.
(c) He rents a room without incident.
(d) He turns out to be drunk and he starts harassing her.

4. What does Mr. Yao tell Mia about his perception of good employees?
(a) Good employees know when to keep their mouths shut.
(b) Good employees are always immigrants.
(c) Good employees do not ask for raises.
(d) Good employees are desperate.

5. What does Mia's mother tell Mia she is like when it comes to learning English and writing in English?
(a) She is like a bicycle while the native speakers are like cars.
(b) She is like a pool and the native speakers are like the ocean.
(c) She is like a pencil while the native speakers are like pens.
(d) She is like a ball and the native speakers are like a bat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the visitor to Mia's family in Chapter 35 fired from his job?

2. How much money does Mr. Yao offer Mia's parents as profit for each room they rent?

3. What instrument does Mia play?

4. What important machine breaks in the hotel during Mia's family's first weeks there?

5. What is the customer in Chapter 7 outraged about in his room, so much that he calls Mia as if it is an emergency?

(see the answer key)

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