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

2. What analogy does Lupe use for the rich and poor in America?
(a) A shop.
(b) A swimming pool.
(c) A boat.
(d) A roller coaster.

3. What did Li's boss used to feed the workers for lunch?
(a) Scraps from customers' plates.
(b) Plain rice.
(c) Lard.
(d) Mayonnaise sandwiches.

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

5. What grade is Mia going into in Part I?
(a) Fourth.
(b) Second.
(c) Fifth.
(d) Eighth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What sign does Mia make for the motel in Chapter 15?

3. What instrument does Mia play?

4. What does Mia do with her father on Sundays?

5. Who is the police officer who investigates the car theft at the motel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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