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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which customer softens in dealing with Mia after demanding a refund at first in Chapter 7?
2. Where did Uncle Li used to work?
3. Which girl in Mia's class says one of the same things about herself as Mia says?
4. Who is the first weekly resident of the motel that Mia meets?
5. Where are Lupe's parents originally from?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Mia begin to feel sympathy for Jason Yao in Chapter 8?
2. What does Hank Caleb tell Mia about Mr. Yao when she first meets Hank?
3. What impresses Jason Yao about Mia in Chapter 14?
4. In Chapter 9, what event provides an unexpected moment of joy for Mia and her family?
5. What kind of trouble does Uncle Ming tell Mia's parents he has gotten into?
6. What does Mr. Yao tell Mia is the difference between a good employee and a bad employee?
7. Why do Mia's parents refuse to let her help them clean at the motel?
8. What ideas does Mia have to make the motel safer for her and her parents?
9. What does Uncle Li tell Mia and her parents about his work experience that shocks them?
10. In Chapter 16, why does Mia tell her mother she does not want her favorite cereal at the store?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does it mean to Mia to find out that her good friend Lupe, also the child of recent immigrants to America, also struggles with some of the same challenges that Mia and her family encounter? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
When and how do Mia and her family first begin to get a sense of why other people have only poor things to say about Mr. Yao, their boss and the owner of the Calivista Motel? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
How does Jason's behavior at the end of the book, when he tells Mia his father is bluffing about having another buyer for the motel, surprise Mia, redeem Jason in her eyes, and save Mia's family from making a terrible, irreversible mistake? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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