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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 girl in Mia's class says one of the same things about herself as Mia says?

2. What kind of collection does Mia's father have that he will never sell?

3. Who owns the Calivista Motel?

4. How does Uncle Ming pay for his car repairs in Part I?

5. What flowers does Jason give Mia in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Mia's parents refuse to let her help them clean at the motel?

2. Why does Mia stop just before she tells her new fifth-grade class she lives in a motel?

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 happens when Mr. Yao makes Jason work at the front desk for a while?

6. What happens that causes a great stir at the motel in Chapter 21?

7. Why was the memory of the chocolate-scented notebook such a painful one for Mia?

8. What is the school principal's reaction to find out Mia speaks English when she meets Mia for the first time?

9. What kind of trouble does Uncle Ming tell Mia's parents he has gotten into?

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

Why does Mia's mother tell her she is a bicycle and the American-born students in her class are cars when Mia expresses an interest in the subject of English over math? How does Mia feel hearing her mother's words? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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

Why do you think Mia reacts the way she does when Jason Yao tells her he likes her in a romantic way? How does Mia's reaction to Jason's overtures affect her life at the Calivista Motel afterwards? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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