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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jason tell Mia he thinks was not a bad idea in Chapter 13?
(a) A security camera.
(b) A laser system.
(c) A gun behind the desk.
(d) A scanner.

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

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

4. How much money did Mia's parents first come to America with?
(a) $2000.
(b) $3000.
(c) $200.
(d) $500.

5. What is one secret Mia keeps from Lupe about the hotel?
(a) That her parents sometimes let people stay for free.
(b) That she has a tip jar.
(c) That there is a panic button under the desk.
(d) That she works at the front desk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the son of the owner of the Calivista Motel?

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

3. Who saves Mia from the disheveled man in Chapter 12?

4. What does the disheveled man do to Mia in Chapter 12?

5. What flowers does Jason give Mia in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Mia's parents only use on special occasions, either for joy or distress, from China?

2. In Chapter 9, what event provides an unexpected moment of joy for Mia and her family?

3. What do Mia's interactions with the police in Chapter 21 make her realize?

4. Why was the memory of the chocolate-scented notebook such a painful one for Mia?

5. What does Hank Caleb tell Mia about Mr. Yao when she first meets Hank?

6. What is Mia's mother's tradition of "taking a picture" at happy or significant moments?

7. What ideas does Mia have to make the motel safer for her and her parents?

8. In Chapter 18, what does Lupe tell Mia about the two roller coasters in America?

9. In Chapter 16, why does Mia tell her mother she does not want her favorite cereal at the store?

10. What kind of trouble does Uncle Ming tell Mia's parents he has gotten into?

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