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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. How much does a room at the Calivista for one night cost?
(a) $30 plus tax.
(b) $20 plus tax.
(c) $25 plus tax.
(d) $15 plus tax.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mia tell Jason about her first day at the front desk?

2. What does Mia hear her parents arguing about in Chapter 7?

3. How does Uncle Ming pay for his car repairs in Part I?

4. What prize did Mia briefly get in fourth-grade that was almost immediately taken away?

5. Who owns the Calivista Motel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Mr. Yao makes Jason work at the front desk for a while?

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

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

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

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

8. What does Mia's mother tell her when Mia asks her why they came to America in the first place?

9. What is the school principal's reaction to find out Mia speaks English when she meets Mia for the first time?

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

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