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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 topic do Mia and Jason debate in Chapter 37?
(a) Immigration policy.
(b) Labor exploitation and fair play.
(c) Freedom of speech.
(d) Climate change.

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

3. What does Mia's mother stuff her shopping bags with that she carries around the stores?
(a) Notebooks.
(b) Toilet paper.
(c) Scarves.
(d) Food.

4. What do Lupe and Mia discover when they visit Mr. Lorenz in Chapter 49?
(a) He faked the theft of his own car.
(b) He has died.
(c) He has moved.
(d) His friend stole his car.

5. 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 afraid he will tell her mother.
(c) She is worried he might take her savings for the entry fee away.
(d) She is afraid he will tell her she can not enter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Yao say in Chinese about Hank that Mia understands but does not translate?

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

3. What does Mia's mother tell Mia she is like when it comes to learning English and writing in English?

4. Why is the security guard at the Topaz so mad at Mia in Chapter 51?

5. What does Mia's father say he is thankful for on Thanksgiving?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens to Hank in the wake of the attack on Mia's mother?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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