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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 Mia secretly do for Hank in Chapter 44?
(a) Write him a reference letter for a job he is applying for.
(b) Call his sister and ask her to come visit him.
(c) Win a car in a contest.
(d) Loan him money from her tip jar.

2. How much does Mia's family end up paying for her mother's hospital care?
(a) $150.
(b) $250.
(c) $500.
(d) $300.

3. Who used to stand up for Mia if anyone picked on her in China?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her friend Ming.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her cousin Shen.

4. In Chapter 28, what do the people in Room 8 leave for Mia?
(a) A chocolate cake.
(b) A nice tip.
(c) A pair of new sneakers in her size.
(d) A puppy.

5. 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) Health trouble because he has cancer.
(c) Financial trouble with loan sharks.
(d) Spiritual trouble.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one reason Mia has a hard time with tenses in English?

2. Who gives Mia a dictionary/thesaurus to borrow?

3. Who steps in at the hospital to save Mia's parents from a huge bill they cannot pay?

4. What kind of job does Hank want to ask Mr. Yao about?

5. What topic do Mia and Jason debate in Chapter 37?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is one idea Mia has to make money in Chapter 28?

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

6. In Chapter 33, what does Mia's mother tell her about her love for English that is deeply hurtful to her?

7. How does Hank lose his job?

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

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

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

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