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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 is one thing Mia wants to ask Mr. Yao to install to make the front desk safer?
(a) A laser system.
(b) A security camera.
(c) A scanner.
(d) A gun.

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

3. When does Mia witness Mr. Yao humiliating Jason?
(a) When he makes Jason work at the front desk.
(b) When Jason is scared of a bug.
(c) When Jason makes a mistake in his baseball game.
(d) When Jason can not swim in the pool.

4. What kind of collection does Mia's father have that he will never sell?
(a) Stamps.
(b) Pens.
(c) Chinese teas.
(d) Lucky pennies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the first weekly resident at the motel tell Mia about Mr. Yao?

2. What does Mia tell her class about herself in Part I?

3. What does Mia see happening to Jason in Part I that makes her sympathetic to him?

4. What subject does Mia's mother want her to focus on?

5. Where did Uncle Li used to work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What act of kindness and generosity does Mia do for Uncle Li in Chapter 16?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Uncle Li tell Mia and her parents about his work experience that shocks them?

9. Why do Mia's parents refuse to let her help them clean at the motel?

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

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