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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. What is one secret Mia keeps from Lupe about the hotel?
2. Which girl in Mia's class says one of the same things about herself as Mia says?
3. Who is the son of the owner of the Calivista Motel?
4. What prize did Mia briefly get in fourth-grade that was almost immediately taken away?
5. Which hotel is in competition with the Calivista?
Short Essay Questions
1. What ideas does Mia have to make the motel safer for her and her parents?
2. What is Mia's mother's tradition of "taking a picture" at happy or significant moments?
3. What does Mr. Yao tell Mia is the difference between a good employee and a bad employee?
4. How does Mia's class act when Mrs. Douglas introduces China as the topic?
5. Why do Mia's parents refuse to let her help them clean at the motel?
6. Why does Mia begin to feel sympathy for Jason Yao in Chapter 8?
7. In Chapter 16, why does Mia tell her mother she does not want her favorite cereal at the store?
8. What does Uncle Li tell Mia and her parents about his work experience that shocks them?
9. What does Mia's mother tell her when Mia asks her why they came to America in the first place?
10. What do Mia's parents only use on special occasions, either for joy or distress, from China?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does hearing from their friends and former co-workers who are also Chinese immigrants in America during their brief stays at the Calivista affect Mia's and her parents' understanding about their own potential prospects and opportunities in the U.S.? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
How does the chain of events that are set off by the theft of Mr. Lorenz's car at the Calivista Motel affect Hank Caleb and eventually lead to him losing his job? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Why does Mia keep her tip jar at the Calivista a secret from her parents? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text.
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