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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mia know that her mother is so upset in Chapter 36?
(a) She rips the shopping bags she found and cherished to shreds.
(b) She faints.
(c) She eats stinky tofu when they get home from the shops.
(d) She has a minor car accident.

2. What does Jason and his team get for winning the math competition in Chapter 32?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Gum.
(c) Lollipops.
(d) Spaghetti.

3. What do Mia's parents tell her about in Chapter 50 from their own country's history?
(a) The 100-year War.
(b) The Ming Dynasty.
(c) The Cultural Revolution.
(d) The Great Migration.

4. In Chapter 41, what do Mia's parents offer to Hank?
(a) All the money they have.
(b) A plane ticket to see his sick mother.
(c) To hide him in the motel so he can stay.
(d) A new job as a security guard.

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

6. How does Mia's mother become injured in Chapter 41?
(a) She breaks her ankle on a bent doorframe.
(b) She is beaten up by robbers.
(c) She falls on the stairs.
(d) She breaks her wrist in the car door.

7. What does Jason do after Mia rejects him when he tells her he likes her?
(a) Sabotages Mia at the front desk.
(b) Tells his father to find a way to punish Mia and her family.
(c) Changes schools.
(d) Misses school for several days.

8. In Chapter 33, why does Mia put a banana peel over her head?
(a) To see what she would look like with blond hair.
(b) She wants her hair to smell like bananas.
(c) Lupe told her to do it because it would be funny.
(d) She wants to dye her hair and she heard banana peels will achieve the desired effect.

9. What does Mia's mother stuff her shopping bags with that she carries around the stores?
(a) Scarves.
(b) Toilet paper.
(c) Food.
(d) Notebooks.

10. Why does the hospital administrator say Mia's family does not qualify for having fees waived?
(a) They are doctors themselves.
(b) They make too much money.
(c) They have paid for health care before.
(d) They get free rent.

11. What does Xiao mean in Chinese?
(a) Deer.
(b) Big.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Little.

12. In Chapter 45, what does Mia keep that a customer leaves behind?
(a) Jeans.
(b) Sneakers.
(c) A glittery top.
(d) Sunglasses.

13. Why does Hank say he has the right to stay at the Calivista even though he cannot pay the rent in Chapter 30?
(a) He is related to the owner.
(b) He has been a resident for 6 months, so he has the right to stay for a while.
(c) He has coupons he can pay with.
(d) Mia said he could stay.

14. What does Lupe say she will do for Mia in Chapter 41?
(a) Lend her money to enter the essay contest.
(b) Help her get her stolen item back from Jason.
(c) Find a way to help Mia enter the national math contest.
(d) Help her with her grammar in her essay for the essay contest.

15. How much does Mia's family end up paying for her mother's hospital care?
(a) $300.
(b) $150.
(c) $250.
(d) $500.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mia's mother say when taking a picture?

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

3. Who does Mia write a letter to in Chapter 41?

4. What does Jason start making fun of Mia for in Chapter 29?

5. Why is the security guard at the Topaz so mad at Mia in Chapter 51?

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