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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 the name of Mia's new elementary school?
(a) Richard Elementary.
(b) Grove Elementary.
(c) Balou Elementary.
(d) Dale Elementary.

2. Why does Mr. Yao reject Mia's ideas for making the hotel safer?
(a) He objects to surveillance.
(b) They all cost money.
(c) He thinks they will hurt business.
(d) He thinks it will get him in trouble with the law.

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

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

5. Who is the first visitor Mia's family gets at the motel?
(a) Uncle Zhen.
(b) Uncle Fang.
(c) Uncle Hin.
(d) Uncle Ming.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one item Mia's father and she are always looking for for her father's collection?

2. Where did Mia eat a burger that she will never forget in Chapter 1?

3. Where are Lupe's parents originally from?

4. How much money does Mr. Yao offer Mia's parents as profit for each room they rent?

5. How much does Mia figure out that her parents typically make in one month?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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