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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. Who does Mia write a letter to in Chapter 41?
(a) The hospital administrator who waived the fees.
(b) Her teacher.
(c) Hank.
(d) The doctor who intervened for her family.

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

3. How does Mia's mother become injured in Chapter 41?
(a) She falls on the stairs.
(b) She breaks her ankle on a bent doorframe.
(c) She is beaten up by robbers.
(d) She breaks her wrist in the car door.

4. In Chapter 41, who is Mia waiting up late for to come back to the motel?
(a) Hank.
(b) Mr. Yao.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Jason.

5. In Chapter 51, who does Mia write a letter to?
(a) Hank.
(b) The lawyers on the block.
(c) Her own parents.
(d) The owners of the stores around the Calivista.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car do Mia and Lupe see in Mr. Lorenz's driveway?

2. What does Mia secretly do for Hank in Chapter 44?

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

4. Where does Mia's mother like to go and browse around sometimes in Chapter 36?

5. What kind of clothing does Mia want badly but can not afford in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is a thirty-day special?

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

6. What does Uncle Zhang tell Mia and her parents he took a loan from a loan shark?

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

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

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

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

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