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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. Why does Mia not tell her father about her plan to win the essay contest in Chapter 31?
(a) She is afraid he will laugh at her.
(b) She is worried he might take her savings for the entry fee away.
(c) She is afraid he will tell her mother.
(d) She is afraid he will tell her she can not enter.

2. What kind of trouble is the visitor in Chapter 47 in that he tells Mia's parents about?
(a) Romantic trouble because his fiance said she will not marry him any longer.
(b) Financial trouble with loan sharks.
(c) Health trouble because he has cancer.
(d) Spiritual trouble.

3. What does Lupe say she will do for Mia in Chapter 41?
(a) Find a way to help Mia enter the national math contest.
(b) Help her get her stolen item back from Jason.
(c) Help her with her grammar in her essay for the essay contest.
(d) Lend her money to enter the essay contest.

4. What does Mia say she is thankful for on Thanksgiving?
(a) Her notebook.
(b) Her friend Lupe.
(c) Everyone at the dinner.
(d) Her green pencil.

5. In Chapter 45, what does Mia keep that a customer leaves behind?
(a) A glittery top.
(b) Sneakers.
(c) Jeans.
(d) Sunglasses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of job does Hank apply for in Chapter 44?

2. Why was the visitor to Mia's family in Chapter 35 fired from his job?

3. In Chapter 34, who comforts Mia after her fight with her mother?

4. What does the blue hat on the front desk mean?

5. What does Mia try to help Uncle Zhang with by writing him a letter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mia need $300 in Part III?

2. How does Mr. Yao handle Hank's refusal to leave?

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

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

5. What does Uncle Zhang tell Mia and her parents he took a loan from a loan shark?

6. How does Mia's mother get hurt in Chapter 41?

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

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

9. In Chapter 34, what does Mia's father buy her and what does he tell her when he does?

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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