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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 start making fun of Mia for in Chapter 29?
(a) Her pencil case.
(b) Her accent.
(c) Her clothes.
(d) Her makeup.

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

3. Who used to work with Mia's mother as an engineer in China that comes to visit in Chapter 47?
(a) Xiao Zhang.
(b) Aunt Ming.
(c) Uncle Li.
(d) Aunt Zao.

4. Why does Hank say he has the right to stay at the Calivista even though he cannot pay the rent in Chapter 30?
(a) He has coupons he can pay with.
(b) He is related to the owner.
(c) He has been a resident for 6 months, so he has the right to stay for a while.
(d) Mia said he could stay.

5. What kind of job does Hank want to ask Mr. Yao about?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Security guard.
(c) Graphic designer.
(d) Landscaper.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 41, who is Mia waiting up late for to come back to the motel?

3. Why are the girls in Mia's class happy she is on their math team in Chapter 32?

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

5. What does Lupe say about Mia's plan to move to Vermont that surprises Mia?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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