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

2. Why does Lupe say she cannot help Mia with her plan in Chapter 39?
(a) Her mother will ground her for weeks if she gets caught.
(b) She still needs Mr. Yao because her family does not have another plan.
(c) She does not want to steal.
(d) She can not afford to be arrested.

3. How does Mia convince her parents to take her mother to the hospital?
(a) She tells them she knows someone who will pay for her mother's care.
(b) She tells them she has health insurance for them.
(c) She tells them she is friends with a doctor.
(d) She tells them she has money herself.

4. What does Xiao mean in Chinese?
(a) Little.
(b) Deer.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Big.

5. Who runs after the thieves in Chapter 41?
(a) Mia.
(b) Hank.
(c) Lupe.
(d) Mia's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hank tell Mia he needs to get a new job?

2. Who takes Mia trick-or-treating on Halloween?

3. What does Mia's father tell her in Chapter 34 that really gives her confidence?

4. How does Mia's mother become injured in Chapter 41?

5. What do Lupe and Mia discover when they visit Mr. Lorenz in Chapter 49?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the blue hat at the front desk mean?

2. What do the weeklies do for and with Mia on Halloween?

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

4. What does Lupe scribble on a guest comment card for her friend Mia?

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

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

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

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

9. What is a thirty-day special?

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

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