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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the principal of Mia's new elementary school?
(a) Principal Evans.
(b) Principal Frome.
(c) Principal Shen.
(d) Principal Rawlins.

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

4. What item does Mr. Yao say Mia is an idiot for not charging a deposit for?
(a) Towels.
(b) The key.
(c) The kettle.
(d) The coffee maker.

5. How do Mia and her family clean the towels in Part I?
(a) In the lake.
(b) In water in the bathtub.
(c) In the river.
(d) In the pool.

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

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

8. What does Mia see happening to Jason in Part I that makes her sympathetic to him?
(a) He loses his phone.
(b) He gets robbed.
(c) His mother berates him in front of his friends.
(d) He gets beaten up.

9. What kind of collection does Mia keep at the front desk?
(a) Her frog collection.
(b) Menus from local restaurants.
(c) Books customers have left in their rooms.
(d) Her plant collection.

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

11. What grade is Mia going into in Part I?
(a) Fourth.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Second.
(d) Eighth.

12. What does Mia tell the class is her dog's name?
(a) Derek.
(b) Sonjay.
(c) Betrand.
(d) Michael.

13. Who is the police officer who investigates the car theft at the motel?
(a) Officer Marshall.
(b) Officer Yonker.
(c) Officer Philips.
(d) Officer Henley.

14. What did Li's boss used to feed the workers for lunch?
(a) Lard.
(b) Plain rice.
(c) Scraps from customers' plates.
(d) Mayonnaise sandwiches.

15. What does Mia fondly remember an old man in China giving her on her way home from school?
(a) A piece of candy.
(b) A new pencil.
(c) An ice cream.
(d) A popsicle.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Mia witness Mr. Yao humiliating Jason?

2. How many refunds did Mia have to give on her first day working at the front desk?

3. What is the real reason Mia does not want to participate in gym class?

4. What kind of collection does Mia's father have that he will never sell?

5. Where did Li sometimes eat his burger that shocks Mia?

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