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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 55 - Author's Note).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Mia raise the money to enter the essay contest?
(a) She asked for donations.
(b) She sold her father's lucky penny collection.
(c) She earned it in another essay contest.
(d) She worked at a convenience store for a time.

2. What subject does Mia's mother want her to focus on?
(a) Math.
(b) Science.
(c) English.
(d) History.

3. How does Mia convince her parents to take her mother to the hospital?
(a) She tells them she has health insurance for them.
(b) She tells them she is friends with a doctor.
(c) She tells them she knows someone who will pay for her mother's care.
(d) She tells them she has money herself.

4. What does Mia's mother say about her language skills in Chapter 15 that hurts Mia's feelings?
(a) Moving kids from one country to the other means they are often not good at either language.
(b) Mia needs to take Chinese lessons from Jason soon.
(c) Mia's English should be much better by now.
(d) Mia has forgotten almost all of her Chinese.

5. Who gives Mia a dictionary/thesaurus to borrow?
(a) Mrs. T.
(b) Mr. Robertson.
(c) Mrs. Douglas.
(d) Mr. Quinn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mia and her mother bump into while browsing around a shop in Chapter 36?

2. What does Mia's mother tell Mia she is like when it comes to learning English and writing in English?

3. What kind of tea did Mia's parents bring from China for special occasions?

4. Which hotel is in competition with the Calivista?

5. Who hears Mia playing piano in Chapter 14?

(see the answer key)

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