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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 Lupe's father do for a living?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Cable repair.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Carpenter.

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

3. What do the kids in Mia's class do when the class learns about China?
(a) Wear red.
(b) Mock her accent.
(c) Tease her about her traditional clothes.
(d) Make slanted eyes at her.

4. Why is Mia offended at Jason's compliment in Chapter 14?
(a) He tells her he likes her playing but not the piece of music she chose.
(b) He tells her he did not think Chinese people played piano.
(c) He insinuates that he is surprised she can play so well.
(d) He insults her appearance at the same time he compliments her playing.

5. Who walks in late while Mia is telling her class about herself?
(a) Jason.
(b) Evan.
(c) Lupe.
(d) Fortran.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jason tell Mia he thinks was not a bad idea in Chapter 13?

2. Where did Uncle Li used to work?

3. What grade is Mia going into in Part I?

4. Which hotel is in competition with the Calivista?

5. How much does it cost to enter the motel giveaway essay contest?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens that causes a great stir at the motel in Chapter 21?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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