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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the disheveled man do to Mia in Chapter 12?
(a) Grabs her shirt and yells at her.
(b) Cuts her with a knife.
(c) Steals her tip jar.
(d) Points a gun at her.

2. What analogy does Lupe use for the rich and poor in America?
(a) A boat.
(b) A roller coaster.
(c) A swimming pool.
(d) A shop.

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

4. Who asks for a wake-up call in Chapter 5?
(a) Mrs. Lorenz.
(b) Mrs. Yang.
(c) Mr. Stein.
(d) Mr. Robertson.

5. Which customer softens in dealing with Mia after demanding a refund at first in Chapter 7?
(a) Mr. Harland.
(b) Mrs. Chen.
(c) Mr. Lewis.
(d) Mrs. Robertson.

6. What do the kids in Mia's class do when the class learns about China?
(a) Mock her accent.
(b) Wear red.
(c) Tease her about her traditional clothes.
(d) Make slanted eyes at her.

7. When does Mia witness Mr. Yao humiliating Jason?
(a) When Jason is scared of a bug.
(b) When he makes Jason work at the front desk.
(c) When Jason makes a mistake in his baseball game.
(d) When Jason can not swim in the pool.

8. Why does Mr. Yao reject Mia's ideas for making the hotel safer?
(a) He objects to surveillance.
(b) He thinks it will get him in trouble with the law.
(c) He thinks they will hurt business.
(d) They all cost money.

9. How much money does Mr. Yao offer Mia's parents as profit for each room they rent?
(a) $8.
(b) $5.
(c) $25.
(d) $10.

10. What does Mia do with her father on Sundays?
(a) Go to baseball games.
(b) Go to church.
(c) Take cans to the recycling center.
(d) Go to art class.

11. Where are Lupe's parents originally from?
(a) Spain.
(b) Argentina.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Columbia.

12. Where does Jason tell his class his family is from?
(a) Taiwan.
(b) Belgium.
(c) France.
(d) Japan.

13. Who saves Mia from the disheveled man in Chapter 12?
(a) Jason.
(b) Mr. Yao.
(c) Hank.
(d) Mrs. Q.

14. What kind of trouble is Mia's family's first visitor at the motel in?
(a) Trouble with loan sharks.
(b) Trouble with law enforcement.
(c) Trouble with the courts.
(d) Trouble with a neighbor.

15. What flowers does Jason give Mia in Chapter 22?
(a) Carnations.
(b) Dandelions.
(c) Roses.
(d) Irises.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the first visitor Mia's family gets at the motel?

3. What does Lupe's father do for a living?

4. Why does Mia say she does not want to participate in gym class?

5. How much money does Mia figure out that Mr. Yao takes in in one month from the motel?

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