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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 Lupe say to Mia that encourages her at the end of Chapter 27?
(a) She hopes she wins the Vermont hotel essay contest.
(b) She will donate money for Mia's entry fee for the essay contest.
(c) Mia should ignore her mother's criticisms.
(d) Mia is the best writer Lupe knows.

2. What does Hank tell Mia he needs to get a new job?
(a) A reference from a supervisor, or a reference letter.
(b) A good resume.
(c) A lot of money.
(d) A nice suit.

3. What does Mia's father say he is thankful for on Thanksgiving?
(a) That Mia is entering the essay contest.
(b) That he got to talk to his brother on the phone recently.
(c) That Mia's mother is OK.
(d) That they are living at the Calivista.

4. What does Mia's father buy for her in Chapter 34?
(a) A headband.
(b) An ice cream.
(c) A new bike.
(d) A shiny, expensive pencil.

5. What does Mr. Yao say in Chinese about Hank that Mia understands but does not translate?
(a) Hank is stupid.
(b) Hank is a thief.
(c) Hank is trouble.
(d) Hank is poor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hank say he has the right to stay at the Calivista even though he cannot pay the rent in Chapter 30?

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

3. What is Lupe's favorite thing to draw?

4. Who does Mia write a letter to in Chapter 41?

5. What job does the visitor in Chapter 31 have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mia start wearing that a customer left behind in the motel in Part IV?

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

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

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 Mr. Yao handle Hank's refusal to leave?

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

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

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

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

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