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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 Jason take from Mia in Chapter 38?
(a) The blue baseball hat.
(b) Her favorite cookbook.
(c) Her green pencil from her father.
(d) Her tip jar.

2. Why is the security guard at the Topaz so mad at Mia in Chapter 51?
(a) He blames her for his arrest.
(b) He blames her for getting a pay cut.
(c) He blames her for the theft at his motel.
(d) He blames her for losing his job.

3. What does Mia's mother say when Mia tells her about the kids in school being mad at her for not getting the math problem right for their team?
(a) She agrees with the kids at school.
(b) She tells Mia that she has saved money for Mia to go to a new private school.
(c) She tells Mia that is racist stereotyping.
(d) She tells Mia they should have been able to get the answer themselves.

4. What do Lupe and Mia discover when they visit Mr. Lorenz in Chapter 49?
(a) His friend stole his car.
(b) He faked the theft of his own car.
(c) He has moved.
(d) He has died.

5. In Chapter 33, why does Mia put a banana peel over her head?
(a) She wants her hair to smell like bananas.
(b) To see what she would look like with blond hair.
(c) Lupe told her to do it because it would be funny.
(d) She wants to dye her hair and she heard banana peels will achieve the desired effect.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to visit Mia and her family in Chapter 35?

2. In Chapter 42, why does Hank have to leave the hotel?

3. What does Jason and his team get for winning the math competition in Chapter 32?

4. What kind of car do Mia and Lupe see in Mr. Lorenz's driveway?

5. Why does Mia not tell her father about her plan to win the essay contest in Chapter 31?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Uncle Fung get fired from his job?

2. How does Mia help Hank get a job in Part IV?

3. Who stands up for Mia's family in the emergency room?

4. How does Mia help Uncle Zhang with his problem with his employer?

5. What happens to Mia's family when they take her mother to the emergency room?

6. How do Mia's parents try to repay Hank for his help after the attack on Mia's mother?

7. Why does Hank say he can stay at the motel even though he has fallen behind in his payments?

8. Why does Mia briefly stand in front of a mirror with a banana peel on her head?

9. What feedback does Mia get on her writing from Mrs. Douglas in Chapter 27?

10. Why is Mia's mother so upset when they bump into Jason and Mrs. Yao in Macy's?

(see the answer keys)

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