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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 in Part II that shocks her?
(a) He wants her to tutor him in math.
(b) He wants to work at the front desk with her.
(c) He wants to help her parents get another job.
(d) He likes her.

2. How much does it cost to enter the motel giveaway essay contest?
(a) $800.
(b) $100.
(c) $300.
(d) $500.

3. What happens when Mia lets in a slightly disheveled-looking man to the motel in Chapter 12?
(a) He turns out to be drunk and he starts harassing her.
(b) He throws up in the lobby.
(c) He robs the cash register.
(d) He rents a room without incident.

4. What sign does Mia make for the motel in Chapter 15?
(a) A sign that says Police Presence.
(b) A sign that says Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted.
(c) A sign that says Help Wanted.
(d) A sign that says Security Cameras Installed.

5. Which hotel is in competition with the Calivista?
(a) The Diamond.
(b) The Topaz.
(c) The Heart.
(d) The Emerald.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Jason tell Mia his father told him about China?

3. Where are Lupe's parents originally from?

4. What does Mia fondly remember an old man in China giving her on her way home from school?

5. Who is the first weekly resident of the motel that Mia meets?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Mia stop just before she tells her new fifth-grade class she lives in a motel?

3. What does Mr. Yao tell Mia is the difference between a good employee and a bad employee?

4. What impresses Jason Yao about Mia in Chapter 14?

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

6. Why does Mia's mother get fired from her job at the Chinese restaurant in Part I?

7. Why does Mia begin to feel sympathy for Jason Yao in Chapter 8?

8. How does Mia's class act when Mrs. Douglas introduces China as the topic?

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

10. Who helps Mia when she mistakenly buzzes a drunk person into the motel, and what does the person helping her do?

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